UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC  20549

FORM 10-K/A10-K
(Amendment No. 1)

 xANNUAL REPORT UNDERPURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 For the fiscal year ended August 31, 20092010
 or

 oTRANSITION REPORT UNDERPURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 For the transition period from _________ to _________

Commission file number:  001-32046

Simulations Plus, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
95-4595609
 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
42505 Tenth Street West
Lancaster, CA 93534-7059
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
(661) 723-7723
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:

Title of Each Class
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE

SECURITIES REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 12(G) OF THE ACT:  NONE

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes o  No x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
Yes o  No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filings requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes x  No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes o  No o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405)  is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o

 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):
 
o  Large accelerated filer
o  Accelerated filer
o  Non-accelerated filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
x   Smaller reporting company
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o[   ]  No x[X]
 
The aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of November 17, 2009,February 26, 2010, based upon the closing price of the common stock as reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market on such date, was approximately $12,000,000.$15,211,000. This calculation does not reflect a determination that persons are affiliates for any other purposes.
 
As of November 17, 2009, 15,596,09326, 2010, 15,501,979 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share were outstanding, and no shares of preferred stock were outstanding.
 
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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Certain portions of the definitive Proxy Statement to be delivered to shareholders in connection with the 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference:  None.reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.





 
Explanatory Note

Simulations Plus, Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our,” “Simulations” or
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For the “Company”) is filing this amendment (this “Amendment”) to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year endedFiscal Year Ended August 31, 2009 (our “Annual Report”) to voluntarily revise our disclosures in response to comments received from the staff (the “Staff”)2010



Table of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with the Staff’s review of our Annual Report. We are only filing the items of our Annual Report that have been revised in response to the Staff’s comments and all other information in our Annual Report remains unchanged, except for the correction of certain typographical errors. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report. Unless otherwise provided, all information contained in this Amendment is as of November 30, 2009, the original filing date of our Annual Report. This Amendment does not reflect events that have occurred after the filing of the Annual Report and does not modify or update the disclosure therein in any way other than as required to reflect the matters set forth herein.Contents


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PART I
Item 1Business1
Item 1ARisk Factors  11
Item 1BUnresolved Staff Comments  11
Item 2Properties11
Item 3Legal Proceedings  11
Item 4Reserved  12
PART II
Item 5Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities12
Item 6Selected Financial Data  13
Item 7Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations14
Item 7AQuantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk21
Item 8Financial Statements22
Item 9Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure  22
Item 9AControls and Procedures  22
Item 9BOther Information23
PART III
Item 10Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance  23
Item 11Executive Compensation  23
Item 12Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters23
Item 13Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence24
Item 14Principal Accounting Fees and Services24
PART IV
Item 15Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules24
Signatures25



 
The only changes to our Annual Report are in Item 7, Part III:  Item 10 through Item 14 and Item 15.  In Item 7, the changes are to discuss and quantify sources of material changes.  In Part III, we have included information which was previously omitted from the Annual Report in reliance on General Instruction G(3) to Form 10-K.  Because our Proxy Statement was not filed within 120 days after our last fiscal year end, we are filing the information here.  In Item 15, we have removed several expired Exhibits, and added 2 exhibits without confidentiality clauses.
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Pursuant to the Rule 12b-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, currently dated certifications from our principal executive and principal financial officer, as required by Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, are filed or furnished herewith, as applicable.


Forward-Looking Statements
 
This document and the documents incorporated in this document by reference contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this document and the materials accompanying this document are forward-looking statements.
 
The forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of our management, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to our management. Frequently, but not always, forward-looking statements are identified by the use of the future tense and by words such as “believes,” expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “will,” “may,” “could,” “would,” “projects,” “continues,” “estimates” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause ourou r or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
 
The forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this document are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”) and are subject to the safe harbor created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include declarations regarding our plans, intentions, beliefs or current expectations.
 
Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by forward-looking statements are the risks and uncertainties described under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report and elsewhere in this document and in our other filings with the SEC.Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
 
Forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. The forward-looking statements included in this document are made as of the date of this document and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect new information, subsequent events or otherwise.

PART I

ITEM 1 –BUSINESS

Overview of the Company
Simulations Plus, Inc. (“Simulations Plus”, or together with Words+, Inc. (“Words+”) its wholly owned subsidiary referred to as the “Company,” “us,” “we,” or “our”), produces different types of products: Simulations Plus was incorporated in California in 1996 and develops and produces software for use in pharmaceutical research and for education, as well as provides contract research services to the pharmaceutical industry.  Simulations Plus has also taken over responsibility for producing a personal productivity software program called Abbreviate!, originally spun out of products for the disabled by Words+ for the retail market. Words+, which was founded in 1981, produces computer software and specialized hardware for use by persons wi th disabilities. For the purposes of this document, we sometimes refer to the two businesses as “Simulations Plus” when referring to the business of pharmaceutical software and services, educational software, and Abbreviate!, and “Words+” when referring to the business that is focused on assistive technologies for persons with disabilities.


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Simulations Plus

PRODUCTS
We currently offer four software products for pharmaceutical research: ADMET Predictor™, MedChem Studio™ (formerly known as ClassPharmer™), DDDPlus™, and GastroPlus™.

ADMET Predictor™
Every drug molecule that fails in clinical trials, and every approved drug that gets withdrawn from the market, was bad from the time its structure was first drawn by a chemist or generated by a computer - they don’t become bad later in development. Expensive development activities that attempt to determine whether or not such failed molecules can become useful medicines are wasted resources. Thus, the ability to predict unsuitable characteristics of new molecules as early as possible offers the promise of avoiding costly programs that end up in late-stage failures.  Although not every failure mode can be predicted in this manner, those that can provide a means to reduce the number of failures that frequently occur after years of work and sometimes more than a billion dollars have been spent.

ADMET (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion and Toxicity) Predictor provides a collection of highly sophisticated and statistically significant numerical models that predict various properties of chemical compounds from just their molecular structures.  Our models are built using proprietary machine learning approaches that are based primarily on artificial neural network ensembles (groups of artificial neural networks).

Having this capability means a chemist can merely draw a molecule diagram and get estimates of a wide variety of properties, even though the molecule has never existed. Drug companies continually search through millions of such “virtual” molecular structures as they attempt to find new drugs. It has been estimated that there are somewhere on the order of 1062 possible drug-like molecular structures. That is such a huge number that it is difficult to comprehend. If we could evaluate a trillion molecules (1012) per second (we cannot), it would still take 1050 seconds to eval uate them all -- that’s about 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years. The age of the universe is said to be much less than 100,000,000,000 years. Clearly, we will never be able to make and test all of them, so computerized methods are the only hope to even scratch the surface of the total “chemical space” for potential pharmaceutical products.

The vast majority of drug-like molecules are not suitable as medicines for various reasons. Some have such low solubility that they will not dissolve well, some have such low permeability through cell walls that they will not be absorbed well, some degrade so quickly that they are not stable enough to have a useful shelf life, some bind to proteins (such as albumin) in blood to such a high extent that little unbound drug is available to reach the target, and many will produce a variety of adverse effects. Identification of such properties in the computer (“in silico”) enables researchers to eliminate poor compounds quickly and early before spending time and money to make them and run experiments to identify their weaknesses. Today, many potential ne w molecules can be eliminated on the basis of the properties predicted by ADMET Predictor without the need to actually make and test them. We continue to add predictive models for additional properties to allow eliminating even more unsuitable molecules as early as possible.

Several independent studies have been published that compare the accuracy of software programs like ADMET Predictor. In almost every case, ADMET Predictor has been ranked first in accuracy. The specific set of molecules used in such studies, as well as the statistics used for comparison, often favors one program over others; however, across all published studies, ADMET Predictor has been top-ranked far more than any other program.

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ADMET Predictor includes a subprogram ADMET Modeler™ as an optional module. ADMET Modeler was first released in July of 2003 as a separate product (with the name QMPRchitect™), and was integrated into ADMET Predictor in 2006. This powerful program is what we use to train our  best-in-class predictive models in ADMET Predictor. Having it in ADMET Predictor means our users can train their own proprietary models using their own data for various properties and add them to the commercial models we provide. ADMET Modeler automates the complex training process, so very high quality models are produced in a small fraction of the time once required. For example, new models are typically developed in a matter of a few hours once we complete the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2009tedious effort of “cleaning up” the databases (wh ich often contain a significant number of errors). Prior to the availability of ADMET Modeler, we needed as much as three months to develop each new model after cleaning the database.

TablePharmaceutical companies spend enormous amounts of Contentsmoney conducting a wide variety of experiments on new molecules each year. Using their own proprietary data to build predictive models provides a second return on this investment; however, in the past, model building has traditionally been a tedious activity performed by specialists. With ADMET Modeler integrated into ADMET Predictor, scientists without model-building experience can now use their own experimental data to quickly create high-quality predictive models.

ADMET Predictor is compatible with the popular Pipeline Pilot™ software offered by Accelrys, Inc.. This software serves as a tool to allow chemists to run several different software programs in series to accomplish a set workflow for large numbers of molecules. In early discovery, chemists often work with hundreds of thousands or millions of “virtual” molecules – molecules that exist only in computer files. Chemists need to decide which few molecules from these large “libraries” should be made and tested or taken further in development. Using Pipeline Pilot with ADMET Predictor (and MedChem Studio™ – see below), perhaps in conjunction with other software products, chemists can create and screen very large libraries faster and more efficiently than by running each progra m by itself. Perhaps the most important aspect of this process is obtaining accurate property predictions for new molecular structures, so that molecules are not filtered out of the process that would have been successful as medicines, and molecules that cannot become useful medicines are eliminated from wasteful further development activities. Because of ADMET Predictor’s accuracy, we believe we have a significant strategic advantage in this developing area of technology.

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PART II
Item 7Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations4
Item 9A(T)Controls and Procedures12
PART III
Item 10Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance13
Item 11Executive Compensation16
Item 12Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters22
Item 13Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence23
Item 14Principal Accounting Fees and Services24
PART IV
Item 15Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules26
Signatures27
MedChem Studio™ (formerly ClassPharmer™)
We have renamed our former ClassPharmer product to MedChem Studio to reflect the greatly enhanced capabilities it now has over the original ClassPharmer product. MedChem Studio has become a powerful tool for medicinal and computational chemists for both data mining and for designing new drug-like molecules. Coupled with the accurate property predictions in ADMET Predictor, the two programs provide an unmatched capability for chemists to search through huge libraries of compounds to find the most promising classes and molecules that are active against a particular target. In addition, MedChem Studio with ADMET Predictor can take an interesting (but not acceptable) molecule and very quickly generate high quality analogs (i.e., similar new molecules) using several different algorithms. The result is new molecules that a re predicted to be both active against the target as well as acceptable in a variety of ADMET properties.

MedChem Studio’s molecule design capabilities provide a number of ways for chemists to rapidly generate large numbers of novel chemical structures based on intelligence from compounds that have already been synthesized and tested, or from basic chemical reactions selected by the user. Export of results is available in Microsoft Excel™ format as well as other convenient file formats requested by users.

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DDDPlus
DDDPlus simulates in vitro laboratory experiments that measure the rate of dissolution of the drug contained in tablets and capsules in a variety of experimental conditions. This one-of-a-kind software program is used by formulation scientists to reduce the number of cut-and-try attempts to design new drug formulations, as well as to design in vitro experiments to better mimic in vivo conditions. During 2010, improvements were added to further enhance the value of this product, including numerous user convenience features, as well as more sophisticated handling of dosage forms that incorporate multiple polymers for controlled release formulations.

Development efforts on DDDPlus continued to be minimal during the fourth quarter because of the heavy load of testing and documentation of the Version 7.0 release of GastroPlus (see below) as well as contract consulting studies that required staff time to complete on schedule. A few small improvements and minor bug fixes were implemented.

GastroPlus
GastroPlus simulates the absorption, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of drugs administered to humans and animals, and is currently in use at numerous pharmaceutical companies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and other government agencies in the U.S. and other countries. During the fourth quarter we finalized Version 7.0, which includes three major market-expanding capabilities that have been in development for over a year. This release incorporates a highly sophisticated drug-drug interaction simulation capability funded by Hoffmann La Roche, the ocular drug delivery model from our funded collaboration with Pfizer, and the pulmonary drug delivery model we developed under our funded collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline. We believe this combination of capabilities puts GastroPlus further in front of t he limited competition we see in this market niche.

At an international conference in Shanghai, China, in May 2008, Pfizer scientists presented a scientific poster describing a two-year study in which all four commercially available PBPK (physiologically based pharmacokinetics) simulation programs were compared for their ability to predict human pharmacokinetics from preclinical (animal and in vitro) data. The study was divided into two arms: intravenous and oral dosing. GastroPlus was ranked first in both arms. No other software was ranked consistently second or third.

The insight gained through GastroPlus simulations can guide project decisions in various ways. Among the kinds of knowledge gained through such simulations are: (1) the best estimate for “first dose in human” for a new drug prior to Phase I trials, (2) whether a potential new drug compound is likely to be absorbed at high enough levels to achieve the desired blood concentrations needed for effective therapy, (3) whether the absorption process is affected by certain enzymes and transporter proteins in the intestinal tract that may cause the amount of drug reaching the blood to be very different after absorption from one region of the intestine to another, (4) when certain properties of a new compound are probably adequately estimated by in silico predictions (such as ADMET Predictor) or from simple experiments, rather than through more expensive and time-consuming in vitro or animal experiments, (5) what the likely variations in blood and tissue concentration levels of a new drug would be in a large population, in different age groups or in different ethnic groups, and (6) whether a new formulation for an existing approved drug is likely to demonstrate “bioequivalence” (equivalent blood concentration versus time) to the currently marketed dosage form in a human trial (important for generic drug companies and the Office of Generic Drugs at the FDA, which has numerous licenses for GastroPlus).

Our marketing intelligence and reorder history indicate that GastroPlus continues to dominate its market niche in the number of users worldwide. In addition to virtually every major pharmaceutical company, licenses include government agencies in the U.S and abroad, a growing number of smaller pharmaceutical and biotech companies, generic drug companies, and drug delivery companies (companies that design the tablet or capsule for a drug compound that was developed by another company). Although these companies are smaller than the pharmaceutical giants, we believe they can also save considerable time and money through simulation. We believe this part of the industry, which we believe includes a few thousand companies, represents major growth potential for GastroPlus. Our experience has been that the number of new compa nies adopting GastroPlus continues to grow steadily, adding to the base of annual license renewals each year. Recent consolidations by larger companies have not affected our sales to date. In fact, because of the increased need for improving productivity, those companies have typically adopted in silico tools at ever-greater levels, with the result that large company licenses have typically increased at renewal time even in the face of such consolidation.


 
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Contract Research and Consulting Services
Our recognized world-class expertise in oral absorption and pharmacokinetics is evidenced by the fact that our staff members have been speakers or presenters at over 50 prestigious scientific meetings worldwide in the past five years. We frequently conduct contracted studies for large customers (including top 5 pharmaceutical companies) who have particularly difficult problems and who recognize our expertise in solving them, as well as for smaller customers who prefer to have studies run by our scientists rather than to license our software and train someone to use it. The demand for our consulting services has been increasing steadily, and we expect this trend to continue. Long-term collaborations and shorter-term consulting contracts serve both to showcase our technologies and to build and strengthen customer relat ionships.

Government-Funded Research
We are well along in our $525,000 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (“SBIR”) grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”). This SBIR grant has provided funds that allowed us to expand staff and grow the product line without adversely affecting earnings, because the expenses associated with the efforts in the grant study are funded largely through the grant with some company support.

PHARMACEUTICAL SOFTWARE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Although all of our development work cannot be disclosed for competitive reasons, some of our development efforts during this reporting period included:

(1) ADMET Predictor/ADMET Modeler Upgrades
During the fourth quarter, we released version 5.0 of ADMET Predictor, completing a nearly year-long effort that resulted in major improvements to the program. This new version has taken advantage of the progress we have made on our SBIR grant with the NIH, which has enhanced the rapid atomic partial charge calculations and the resultant improved descriptor set from which all models are built. Version 5.0 has all new retrained existing models, plus a number of new property models, as well as a variety of user interface improvements that we believe set this best-in-class software even further ahead of the competition. We are continuing to work under our SBIR grant on the ability to predict which atoms in a molecule are most likely to be affected by metabolism by certain enzymes (metabolic site prediction). T his is a new capability, and we expect it will be launched in early 2011.

(2) MedChem Studio
We launched MedChem Studio 1.0 during the fourth quarter, and have been presenting it in a variety of forums since then. Our CEO gave two half-day seminars in Japan in October demonstrating the capabilities of the MedChem Studio/ADMET Predictor combination. MedChem Studio is now both faster and more compact than the previous version of ClassPharmer, and it incorporates a significant number of new data mining options for visualizing various types of information generated by the program. We believe this is a product with potential for wide acceptance as a data mining and de novo molecule design tool. Further improvements are in development and we will be announcing some additional unique and powerful capabilities in the near future.

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(3) DDDPlus
We have continued to improve DDDPlus by adding capabilities and features requested by our customers and potential customers, as well as capabilities and features identified in-house.

(4) GastroPlus
Recent improvements to GastroPlus have been many and complex. Most of these developments were funded through our collaborations with three of the top five pharmaceutical companies in the world.  We have added ocular delivery of drugs under one collaboration, nasal/pulmonary delivery under another, and drug-drug interaction analysis under a third. Our recent poster presentations at scientific meetings that have presented analyses done with GastroPlus have drawn considerable interest with respect to these new capabilities.

(5) MembranePlus™
MembranePlus is a computer program that simulates in vitro experiments that measure the permeability of new drug-like molecules through a layer of living cells or through an artificial membrane. These experiments are conducted in order to estimate the permeability of new drug compounds through the cells lining the intestinal walls and other tissues of humans and various animals. However, such experiments often do not produce results that are easily translated into in vivo permeabilities. We believe that a detailed mechanistic simulation of such in vitro experiments can provide the insight and understanding needed to provide reasonably accurate estim ates of permeability in different regions of human and animal tissues from in vitro data.

This development effort accelerated during fiscal year 2005 with the hiring of a new Ph.D. scientist who focused on this program.  The simulation is currently predicting the movement of drug molecules from the bulk fluid, into the membranes at the surface of a cell layer, through the surface membrane, through the interior of the cell, into the opposite surface membrane, and through it to the bulk fluid on the opposite side of the cell layer.  Although a few technical issues remain to be resolved, we are optimistic that the simulation can become a unique tool for the analysis of data from these experiments, and can enable researchers to more accurately estimate human intestinal permeability from these in vitro experiments.

This project was put on hold in September 2005 because the scientist responsible for MembranePlus, Dr. Viera Lukacova, was assigned to take over GastroPlus when the previous product manager left the company. We are interviewing candidates to expand the Simulation Technologies Team, one of whom may work on MembranePlus under Dr. Lukacova’s direction.

MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION
We market our pharmaceutical software and consulting services through attendance and presentations at scientific meetings, exhibits at trade shows, seminars at pharmaceutical companies and government agencies, through our web pages on the Internet, and using various communication media to our compiled database of prospect and customer names. In recent months we added an independent sales representative in Europe, and we have two independent representatives in China; however, our scientific team is also the majority of our sales and marketing team, assisting our Director of Marketing and Sales with trade shows, seminars, and customer training both via Internet and on-site. We believe that this is more effective than a completely separate sales team for several reasons: (1) customers appreciate talking directly with de velopers who can answer a wide range of technical questions about methods and features, (2) our scientists benefit from direct customer contact by gaining an appreciation for the environment and problems of the customer, and (3) the relationships we build through scientist-to-scientist contact are stronger than through salesperson-to-scientist contacts.

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We use the Internet to provide product information and software updates, and as a forum for user feedback and information exchange.  We have cultivated market share in North America, Europe, and in Singapore and Japan, and Internet and e-mail technologies have had a strong positive influence on our ability to communicate with existing and potential customers worldwide.

PRODUCTION
Our pharmaceutical software products are designed and developed entirely by our development team, with locations in Lancaster, Petaluma, San Jose, and San Diego, California. The principal materials and components used in the manufacture of simulation software products include CD-ROMs and instruction manuals, which are also produced in-house and through outside contractors. In-house graphic art and engineering talent enables us to accomplish this production in a cost-efficient manner.

COMPETITION
In our pharmaceutical software and services business, we compete against a number of established companies that provide screening, testing and research services, and products that are not based on simulation software.  There are also software companies whose products do not compete directly, but are sometimes closely related.  Our competitors in this field include some companies with financial, personnel, research and marketing resources that are greater than ours. Management believes there is currently no significant competitive threat to GastroPlus or DDDPlus. MedChem Studio and ADMET Predictor/ADMET Modeler operate in a more competitive environment; however, independent product comparisons have been very favorable toward our offerings, with ADMET Predictor consistently ranked first in predictiv e accuracy. Several other companies presently offer simulation or modeling software, or simulation-software-based services, to the pharmaceutical industry.

Major pharmaceutical companies conduct drug discovery and development efforts through their internal development staffs and through outsourcing some of this work.  Smaller companies need to outsource a greater percentage of this research. Thus, we compete not only with other software suppliers, but also with the in-house development teams at some pharmaceutical companies.

We are not aware of any significant threat from competition in the area of gastrointestinal absorption simulation. Although competitive products exist, both new licenses and license renewals for GastroPlus have continued to grow in spite of this competition. We believe that we enjoy a dominant market share in this segment.

We believe the key factors in competing in this field are our ability to develop industry-leading simulation and modeling software and related products and services to effectively predict activities and ADMET-related behaviors of new drug-like compounds, to design new molecules with acceptable activity and ADMET properties, to develop and maintain a proprietary database of results of physical experiments that will serve as a basis for simulated studies and empirical models, to attract and retain a highly skilled scientific and engineering team, and to develop and maintain relationships with research and development departments of pharmaceutical companies, universities and government agencies.

We are actively seeking acquisitions to expand the pharmaceutical software and services business. Earlier attempts to acquire other companies have not been successful either in arriving at mutually agreeable terms and conditions, or because of adverse conditions discovered during our comprehensive due diligence process.



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WORDS+

PRODUCTS
Our wholly owned subsidiary, Words+, has been focused on introducing and improving augmentative and alternative communication and computer access software and devices for people with disabilities for over 29 years. The introduction of EyeProTM, an eyegaze product, in 2010 has increased our revenue and marketshare. Eyegaze technology allows people to operate a computer or communication device by simply looking at the screen, and has been a major breakthrough for people with severe disabilities.

MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION
We market augmentative and alternative communication products through a network of employee representatives and independent dealers and resellers. Webinars and remote interaction using web-based evaluation, setup and training, introduced last year, have become standard parts of our operation.  During the last two quarters, we have seen an increase in the number of family members, caregivers, teachers, and aides attending the live and recorded webinars. This is a significant change in the speech pathologist-to-patient relationship, and allows the speech pathologists' professional experience and advice to extend beyond the therapy session to achieve more effective results for their clients. It has also allowed our sales force to spend less time training and more time selling.

We currently have 39 sales representatives worldwide: 1 salaried sales manager and 2 salaried sales employees in California, 11 independent distributors and 6 independent resellers in the U.S., and 19 sales representatives overseas – 4 in Australia, and 1 each in New Zealand, Canada, England, Norway, Finland, The Netherlands, France, Ireland, Italy, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Malaysia, and Taiwan.  We also have 2 inside support persons, who answer e-mails and telephone inquiries on our toll-free telephone line and who provide technical support. Additional outside sales persons and independent dealers and resellers are being actively recruited.

We direct our marketing efforts to speech pathologists, occupational therapists, rehabilitation engineers, special education teachers, disabled persons and relatives of disabled persons. We maintain a mailing list of over 10,000 people made up of these professionals, consumers and relatives, and we mail various marketing materials to this list.  These materials include our catalog of products and announcements regarding new and enhanced products.

We participate in industry conferences held worldwide that are attended by speech pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, special education teachers, parents and consumers.  We and others in the industry demonstrate our products at these conferences and present technical papers that describe the application of our technologies and research studies on the effectiveness of our products.  Words+ attended three major national conferences in October and November 2010. We responded to calls for papers and presented five different professional sessions during these conferences, representing an all time high with more than twice our normal presentation activity. We also advertise in selected publications and websites of interest to persons in this market.

We estimate that for approximately 47% of our sales of augmentative and alternative communication (“AAC”) software and hardware, purchases are funded primarily by third parties such as Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance. School special education budgets, vocational rehabilitation, other governmental programs, private purchases and charitable assistance account for most of the other purchases. Medicare provides coverage for augmentative communication devices.

Our personnel provide advice and assistance to customers and prospective customers on obtaining third-party financial assistance for purchasing our products. Third-party funding grew slowly for the first 20 years of operation; however, the addition of Medicare coverage for AAC devices in 2001 resulted in significant increases in third-party funding in recent years. Our Medicare/Medicaid and other third-party-funded sales have grown, with the majority of total sales are now funded by a third party.  Medicare/Medicaid sales are subject to funding caps that limit the amounts paid for our products, and payment by some agencies can be slow, making this market segment somewhat more difficult than others. Collection of accounts receivable has been a significant problem from certain state Medicaid agencies, Medicai d, and private insurance. Our financial reporting includes allowances for bad debts that are based on assumptions that we will collect a historical percentage of accounts receivable that fall in different aging categories: less than 6 months, 6-12 months, 12-24 months, and over 24 months. Although we may not give up on any of the invoices that are included in the allowances for bad debts, we recognize that responsible financial reporting requires us to be conservative in these estimates.


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PRODUCTION
Disability software products are either loaded onto computer hard disk drives by our employees or copied to diskettes, CD-ROM, or memory cards, which is performed in-house.  Most software customers also buy their notebook personal computers from us, which we purchase at wholesale prices and resell at a markup.  We purchase microprocessors that are part of dedicated devices such as MessageMates™.  We design our cases, printed circuit boards, labels and other components of products such as SAM Communicator™ and our popular Conversa™ Sound Pack.  We outsource the extrusion, machining and manufacturing of certain components.  All final assembly and testing operations are done by our employees at our facility.

Our products are shipped from our Lancaster, California facility either directly to the customer or to the salesperson, dealer or reseller.  Historically for major products, the outside salesperson, dealer or reseller either delivers the product or visits the customer after delivery to provide training. In our new remote location interaction sales and delivery model, more deliveries are being completed utilizing internet with video support for setup, and webinars plus individual live video interaction for training.

COMPETITION
The AAC industry in which we operate is highly competitive and some of our competitors have greater financial and personnel resources than ours.  The industry is made up of about six major competitors including Words+, and a number of smaller ones. Following the introduction of EyePro and other products to complement our current catalog, we are now focused on developing new products in-house.

We believe that the competition in this industry is based primarily on the quality of products, quality of customer training and technical support, and quality and size of sales forces.  Price is a competitive factor but we believe price is not as important to the customer as obtaining the product most suited to the customer’s needs, along with strong after-sale support.  We believe that we are a leader in the industry in developing and producing some of the most technologically advanced products and in providing quality customer training and technical support.  We believe that the potential exists for significant increases in the sales of our disability products; however, there are few barriers to entry in the form of proprietary or patented technology or trade secrets in this ind ustry.  While we believe that cost of product development and the need for specialized knowledge and experience in this industry would present some barrier to entry for new competition, other companies may enter this industry, including companies with substantially greater financial resources than ours.  Furthermore, companies already in this industry may increase their market share through increased technology development and marketing efforts.

A recent development in the competitive environment is the appearance of communication devices based on the Apple iPod and iPad. This is a change in our industry, a change in service delivery and funding. We are working to determine how we fit in this environment. New Windows and Android phones will also have an impact.


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TRAINING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Customer training and technical support are important factors in customer satisfaction for both our pharmaceutical and disability products, and we believe we are an industry leader in providing customer training and technical support in both of our business areas. For pharmaceutical software, we provide in-house seminars at customers’ sites. These seminars often serve as initial training in the event the potential customer decides to license or evaluate our software.  Technical support is provided after the sale in the form of on-site training (at customer’s expense), web meeting, telephone, fax, and e-mail assistance to users during the customer's license period.  We have used Internet meetings extensively to provide demonstrations and customer assistance, resulting in rapid response to requests worldwide and reducing our travel time and expenses.

For disability products, our salesperson, dealer or reseller historically provided initial training to the customer for major systems -- typically two to four hours.  This training is typically provided not only to the user of the product but also to speech pathologists, occupational therapists, rehabilitation engineers, teachers, parents and others who will assist the user.  This initial training for the purchase of full systems is often provided as a part of the price of the product.  Additional training and service calls are available for a fee. Live and recorded webinars introduced last year have significantly changed our service delivery model, making it more accessible to people who need training, and reducing the amount of time our sales force spends traveling and providing on-sit e, one-on-one training and support. Our salespeople still visit in person whenever appropriate, but the professional on-line training and support have greatly reduced this need. Feedback from surveys and increasing webinar attendance indicate improved customer satisfaction with our products and service delivery. The remote service delivery model is becoming an expectation in our industry and we have already implemented it.

Technical support for both pharmaceutical software and disability products is provided by our life sciences team and our inside sales and support staff based at our headquarters facilities in Lancaster, California.  We provide free telephone support offering unlimited toll-free numbers in the U.S. and Canada, and e-mail and web-based support for all of our pharmaceutical software and disability products worldwide. Technical support for pharmaceutical software products is minimal, averaging a few person-hours per month. Technical support for Words+ products varies from none for most customers to as much as several hours for others.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
We believe that our ability to grow and remain competitive in our markets is strongly dependent on significant investment into research and development (“R&D”). R&D activities include both enhancement of existing products and development of new products. Development of new products and adding functionality to existing products are capitalized in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 985-20.  R&D expenditures were approximately $1,857,000 during fiscal year 2010, of which $887,000 was capitalized. R&D expenditures during fiscal year 2009 were approximately $1,975,000, of which $674,000 was capitalized.

Our pharmaceutical business R&D activities during fiscal year 2010 were focused on improving our ADMET Predictor/ADMET Modeler, MedChem Studio, and GastroPlus products.

Our R&D activities for our Words+ subsidiary were focused on development of our new EyePro™ eyegaze product line, improvement of a tablet-computer-based system called Conversa, and two new hardeare development projects that we are not ready to announce at this time.

EMPLOYEES
As of August 31, 2010, we employed 39 full-time and 1 part-time employees, including 19 in research and development, 8 in marketing and sales, 7 in administration and accounting and 6 in production. Currently 14 employees hold Ph.D.’s in their respective science or engineering disciplines and one is a Ph.D. candidate.  Addtionally, 3 employees hold one or more Master’s degrees.  Most of the senior management team and Board of Directors hold graduate degrees. We believe that our future success will depend, in part, on our ability to continue to attract, hire and retain qualified personnel.  The competition for such personnel in the pharmaceutical industry and in the augmentative and alternative communication device and computer software industry is intense.  None of our e mployees is represented by a labor union, and we have never experienced a work stoppage.  We believe that our relations with our employees are good.


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PATENTS
We own two patents that were acquired as part of our 2005 acquisition of certain assets of Bioreason, Inc., and we have applied for a patent related to a product development that is under way by our Words+ subsidiary. We primarily protect our intellectual property through copyrights and trade secrecy. Our intellectual property consists primarily of source code for computer programs and data files for various applications of those programs in both the pharmaceutical software and the disability products businesses. In the disability products business, electronic device schematics, mechanical drawings, and design details are also intellectual property. The expertise of our technical staff is a considerable asset closely related to intellectual property, and attracting and retaining highly qualified scientists and engine ers is essential to our business.

EFFECT OF GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
Our pharmaceutical software products are tools used in research and development and are neither approved nor approvable by the FDA or other government agencies.

Most of our products for the disabled are funded by Medicare or Medicaid, schools, the Veteran’s Administration, and other insurance programs. Changes in government regulations regarding the allowability of augmentative communication aids and other assistive technology under such funding could affect our business.

ITEM 1A – RISK FACTORS

Not applicable because the Company is a smaller reporting company.

ITEM 1B – UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

Not applicable.

ITEM 2 –PROPERTIES

We lease approximately 13,500 square feet of space in Lancaster, California.   The original agreement had a five-year term with two (2), three-(3) year options to extend.  Since the original five-year term will expire in February 2011, we have exercised the first of the two three-year options.  The base rent started at the rate of $18,445 per month plus common area maintenance fees.  The base rental rate increases at 4% annually, and currently it is $21,578 plus common area maintenance fees.  We believe that this facility is sufficient for our current needs and growth for the near future.
ITEM 3 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company is not a party to any legal proceedings and is not aware of any pending legal proceedings of any kind.



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ITEM 4 – [RESERVED]



PART II

ITEM 5 – MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Our Common Stock is currently traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ) under the symbol “SLP”.  According to the records of our transfer agent, we had approximately 57 shareholders of record and approximately 1,550 beneficial owners as of August 31, 2010.  The following table sets forth the low and high sale prices for our Common Stock as listed on the NASDAQ for the last two fiscal years.  The board of directors declared a 2-for-1 stock split in August 2006 and another 2-for-1 split in October 2007, and our common stock has been trading at post-split prices since October 2, 2007.  The prices in the table below reflect post-split prices.  We have not paid cash dividends on our Common Stock.  We currently intend to retain our earnings for future growth, and therefore do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future.  Any further determination as to the payment of dividends will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend among other things, on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements and such other factors as the Board of Directors deems relevant.

On October 23, 2008, our board of directors authorized a share repurchase program enabling the buyback of up to $2.5 million in shares during a 12-month period beginning Monday, October 27, 2008.  The actual repurchase started on December 2, 2008; therefore the board of directors extended it through December 1, 2009 in order to have a full 12-month period.  The Company opened an account with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney for the purchase of such securities. Funds for any stock purchases are drawn from the Company’s cash reserves. The Company repurchased 1,026,483 shares at an average price of $1.3823 per share prior to December 1, 2009.
On January 10, 2010, the board of directors authorized a second share repurchase program (Phase II) effective as of February 15, 2010.  The renewed program enables the Company to buy back up to one million shares during a 12-month period.  Under the Phase II program, the Company has purchased 718,089 shares at an average price of $2.6952 per share as of November 19, 2010.

The following table shows low and high sales price for the last eight fiscal quarters.

  Low Sales Price  High Sales Price 
FY10:      
Quarter ended August 31, 2010  2.04   2.52 
Quarter ended May 31, 2010  1.67   2.50 
Quarter ended February 28, 2010  1.35   1.72 
Quarter ended November 30, 2009   1.32   1.79 
         
FY09:        
Quarter ended August 31, 2009  1.20   1.86 
Quarter ended May 31, 2009  0.90   1.25 
Quarter ended February 28, 2009  0.87   1.12 
Quarter ended November 30, 2008    1.01   1.90 


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EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

The following table provides a summary of Equity Compensation Plan Information.


Equity Compensation Plan Information (1)
Plan category
Number of securities to
 be issued upon exercise
 of outstanding options,
warrants and rights
Weighted-average
 exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation plans
 (excluding securities
 reflected in column (a))
 (a)(b)(c)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders1,493,902$   1.13346,834
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders000
Total1,493,902 346,834

(1)The Company is authorized to issue stock options under the following compensation arrangement:
a.4,000 shares per year per person to Directors as a part of their annual stipends.
b.50 shares for each $1,000 of net income before taxes at the end of each fiscal year (up to a maximum of 120,000 options) to CEO over the term of the current employment agreement
STOCK REPURCHASE

The details of repurchases made during the forth fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2010 are listed in the following table.

Period
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
Average Price
Paid per Share
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
 as Part of Publicly
Announced Program
Remaining Shares
Authorized for
Repurchase Under the
Share Repurchase
Plan – Phase II
06/01/10 to 06/30/1033,665$2.367033,665709,258
07/01/10 to 07/31/1018,789$2.443318,789690,469
08/01/10 to 08/31/1010,878$2.428310,878679,591
 
Total
63,332$2.400163,332 


ITEM 6 – SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Not applicable because the Company is a smaller reporting company.

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ITEM 7 – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes included in ourthis Annual Report.Report on Form 10-K.
 
Management Overview
Fiscal year 2010 was a record year comprised of four record quarters. We believe the continued growth of our pharmaceutical software and services business segment is the result of increasing adoption of simulation and modeling software tools such as those we produce, as well as the expertise we offer as consultants to assist companies involved in the research and development of new medicines, which has resulted in a continuing series of study contracts with pharmaceutical companies ranging from several of the largest in the world to a number of medium-sized and smaller companies in the U.S. and Europe.
During FY10 we released major upgrades to three of our four pharmaceutical software offerings, we made substantial progress on our SBIR grant from the NIH, and we further expanded our Life Sciences staff. Our financial performance enabled us to continue to increase our cash deposits, remain debt-free, and continue to invest in the aggressive marketing and sales activities we began in early 2009 in order to reach a wider customer base.
We have not been successful in identifying and completing any acquisitions in spite of a number of investigations and due diligence activities. In each case, either due diligence revealed undesirable aspects of the potential acquisition, or terms and conditions agreeable to both sides were not able to be reached. It is our intent to continue to search for acquisition opportunities that would be compatible with our current businesses and that would be immediately accretive, i.e., adding to both revenues and earnings.
We have used some of our cash to repurchase shares of our common stock because we believe that reducing the number of fully diluted shares provides greater value to our shareholders than receiving a low interest rate on cash deposits, and because we believe that our cash deposits after such repurchases remain sufficient to accomplish any reasonable potential acquisitions as well as to maintain sufficient cash reserves to ensure meeting operational needs for the foreseeable future.
Our Words+ subsidiary has begun to turn around. Although the results for the entire FY10 were slightly negative, the fourth fiscal quarter resulted in a profit of over $130,000, driven partly by the introduction of our new EyePro eyegaze system in May 2010. We expect this trend to continue going forward; however, there can be no assurances that it will.

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Results of Operations
 
The following sets forth selected items from our statements of operations (in thousands) and the percentages that such items bear to net sales for the fiscal years ended August 31, 20092010 (“FY09”FY10”) and August 31, 20082009 (“FY08”FY09”).
 FY09  FY08  FY10  FY09 
Net sales $9,143   100.0% $8,968   100.0% $10,712   100.0% $9,143   100.0%
Cost of sales  2,321   25.4   2,100   23.4   2,546   23.8   2,321   25.4 
Gross profit  6,822   74.6   6,868   76.6   8,166   76.2   6,822   74.6 
Selling, general, and administrative  3,896   42.6   3,699   41.3   4,325   40.4   3,896   42.6 
Research and development  1,114   12.2   991   11.1   970   9.1   1,114   12.2 
Total operating expenses  5,010   54.8   4,690   52.3   5,295   49.5   5,010   54.8 
Income from operations  1,812   19.9   2,178   24.3   2,871   26.7   1,812   19.9 
Interest income  94   1.0   185   2.1   101   0.9   94   1.0 
Interest expense  (1)  (0.0)  -   - 
Miscellaneous Income  1   0.0   -   -   1   0.0   1   0.0 
Gain on sale of assets  -   -   -   -   2   0.0   -   - 
Gain on currency exchange  120   1.3   83   0.9   130   1.2   120   1.3 
Total other income  215   2.4   268   3.0   233   2.1   215   2.4 
Net income before taxes  2,027   22.2   2,446   27.3   3,104   28.8   2,027   22.2 
Provision for income taxes  (615)  (6.7)  (721)  (8.0)  (948)  (8.8)  (615)  (6.7)
Net income  1,412   15.4%  1,725   19.2%  2,156   20.0%  1,412   15.4%
FY09FY10 COMPARED WITH FY08FY09

Net Sales
Consolidated net sales increased $175,000,$1,569,000, or 2.0%17.2%, to $10,712,000 in FY10 from $9,143,000 in FY09 from $8,968,000 in FY08.FY09.  Sales from pharmaceutical software and services increased approximately $246,000,$1,320,000, or 4.1%20.9%; however, ourand Words+, Inc. subsidiary’s’s sales decreasedincreased approximately $71,000,$249,000, or 2.4%, for the year. The revenue from non-software such as contract studies and collaborations increased by $444,000.  However, this increase was offset by a decline in revenues from software licenses by $343,000.

We attribute the decreaseincrease in pharmaceutical software sales to increases in the number of licenses with new and existing customers, as well as licensing of new modules to existing customers.  A price increase on pharmaceutical software products instituted in the second quarter (with the effect being seen primarily in the 3rd and 4th quarters) is an additional factor re sulting in increased revenues, accounting for approximately 20% of the $1,320,000 increase.  The other 80% increase is a result of increases in number of software licenses, study contracts, and grant revenue.  We attribute the increase in Words+ sales due to decreases in sales of “Freedom”our “Conversa” product with preloaded “Say-it! SAM” software and “TuffTalker Plus”, which were discontinued in FY08, and hardwareour new EyePro product.  Increased revenues from these products such as MessageMates andoutweighed decreased revenues from other input devices.  The decline in revenue from those products by $242,000 outweighed an increase in revenue by $218,000 from the sales of our “Say-it SAM!” and “Conversa” products.
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Cost of Sales
Consolidated cost of sales increased $221,000,$225,000, or 10.5%9.7%, to $2,546,000 in FY10 from $2,321,000 in FY09, from $2,100,000 in FY08, andhowever, as a percentage of revenue, cost of sales increased 2.4%decreased 1.6%.  For pharmaceutical software and services, cost of sales increased $275,000,$140,000, or 34.4%13.0%, andhowever, as a percentage of revenue, cost of sales increaseddecreased to 15.9% in FY10 from 17.0% in FY09 from 13.2% in FY08.FY09.  A significant portion of cost of sales for pharmaceutical software products is the systematic amortization of capitalized software development costs, which is an independent fixed cost rather than a variable cost related to sales.  This amortization cost increased approximately $50,000,$124,000, or 11.7%26%, in FY09FY10 compared with FY08.FY09.  Royalty expense, another significant portion of cost of sales, increased approximately $38,000,$28,000, or 10.1%7%, in FY09FY10 compared with FY08.FY09.  We pay a royalty on GastroPlus basic software sales but not on its modules or other software sales.modules.  We also pay royalties on the Enslein Metabolism Module in our ADMET Predictor software in accordance with our agreement with Enslein Research, Inc.  The cost of contract studies, which are mainly salaries for scientists, increased as our revenue from study contracts increased, because these activities are not capitalizable software development activities.

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For Words+, cost of sales decreased $54,000,increased $85,000, or 4.1%6.8%, and as a percentage of revenue, cost of sales were almost the same with a slight decrease of 0.8% to 43.1% in FY10 from 43.9% in FY09 from 44.7% in FY08.FY09.
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Gross Profit
Consolidated gross profit decreased $46,000,increased $1,344,000, or 0.7%19.7%, to $8,166,000 in FY10 from $6,822,000 in FY 09 from $6,868,000 in FY08.FY09.  We attribute this decreaseincrease to increased sales of pharmaceutical software and services in addition to increased sales of Words+ products, which was greater than the increase in cost of sales in pharmaceutical software and services and the decrease in gross profit from Words+ operations, which outweighed increases in revenue from pharmaceutical software and services.goods sold.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses for FY09FY10 increased by $197,000,$429,000, or 5.3%11.0%, to $3,896,000,$4,325,000, compared to $3,699,000$3,896,000 for FY08.FY09. As a percentage of sales, SG&A expenses decreased to 40.4% from 42.6% in FY09. For Simulations Plus, SG&A expenses increased $124,000,$242,000, or 5.6%10.4%.  As a percentage of sales, SG&A for Simulations Plus decreased to 33.7% from 36.9%. The major increases in expenses were trade showaccounting fees incurred for filing of amended tax returns, valuation services and travel expenses dueassociated with investigating potential acquisitions, investor relations, selling expenses as we continue to attendingattend more trade shows, increased air fares, and increased personal vehicle mileage allowances.  Increases in salariessalary and payroll-related expenses, such as health insurance, 401(K) and payroll taxes, and consultant fees are also added to SG&A. During FY08, we had one-time expenses such as fees paid for tax credit research fees, valuation service fees, and fees paid to the American Stock Exchange for stock splits, while no such expenses were incurred in FY09, resulting in some decreases in SG&A.  However, those decreases did not offset the increases in other expenses mentioned above.expenses.

For Words+, expenses increased by $73,000,$188,000, or 4.9%.  There was a shift12.0% due to increases in expense from one category to another from FY08 to FY09.  In March 08, we hired a marketing consultant who became an employed sales manager of Words+, increasingtravel, commissions, salaries and travel expenses while reducing consultant fees.  The other increases were website developing fees, payroll, and payroll-related expenses, such as health insurance, 401(K) and payroll taxes.  Thoseexpenses.  These increases outweighed decreasesdecreased in commissions and depreciation.allowances for bad debts.

Research and Development
We incurred approximately $1,975,000$1,857,000 of research and development (“R&D”) costs for both companies during FY09.FY10.  Of this amount, $674,000$887,000 was capitalized and $1,114,000$970,000 was expensed as R&D and $187,000&D.  As we record hours spent for studies, $175,000 was expensed as cost of sales.  During FY08FY09 we incurred approximately $1,719,000$1,788,000 of research and development costs, of which approximately $728,000$674,000 was capitalized and approximately $991,000$1,114,000 was expensed.  The 14.9%hours spent for studies during FY09 was expensed as cost of sales which amounted $187,000.  The 4.9% increase in research and development expenditure from FY08FY09 to FY09FY10 was increases in salary expenses due to expanding the staff in the Life Sciences Department, as well asnew hires and salary increases for existing staffemployees, which outweighed a reduced allocation of part of our CEO’s salary that had been spent on R&D, reflecting changes in both companies, which was reduced by the amount recorded ashis activities to a cost of sales for contract studies.
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greater focus on business development and other administrative duties.

Income from operations
During FY09,FY10, we generated income from operations of $1,812,000,$2,871,000, as compared to $2,178,000$1,812,000 for FY08, a decreaseFY09, an increase of 16.8%58.4%.  We attribute this increase to increases in revenue from both pharmaceutical software and services and Words+ operations, and a decrease toin R&D expenses, which was greater than the increases in cost of goods sold, SG&A expenses, and R&D costs, which outweighed the increased revenue generated by sales of pharmaceutical softwareselling and study contract services, in addition to a decrease in income from Words+ operations. Our heavier investment in R&D and marketing and sales activities is expected to result in increased sales in the coming quarters.general administrative expenses.

Other Income and (Expense)
The net of other income over other expense for FY09 decreasedFY10 increased by $53,000,$18,000, or 19.8%8.9%, to $215,000,$233,000, compared to $268,000$215,000 for FY08.FY09.  This is due to decreasedincreased interest income on Money Marketmoney market accounts which outweighedand gains on currency exchange.

Provision for Income Taxes
Provision for income taxes for FY09 decreasedFY10 increased by $106,000,$333,000, or 14.7%54.3%, to $615,000,$948,000, compared to $721,000$615,000 for FY08.  In FY08, we hired aFY09 due to our estimation of higher provision for income tax credit specialist company, Tax Projects Group, to identify potential unusedin FY10.  The tax credits.  As a resultrate used in this report is lower than the standard rate because of several months of research covering the previous 3 tax years (2006, 2005, and 2004); they discovered an additional $276,000 of unused R&D tax credits.  This increase in R&Dvarious tax credits allowed us to reduce our income tax provision to as low as 29% in FY08.  In FY09, we had such a credit for the current year’s expenses only. Details are provided in the notes to the financial statements which are part of the Annual Report.generated during this reporting period.

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Net Income
Net income for FY09 decreasedFY10 increased by $313,000,$744,000, or 18.2%52.7%, to $1,412,000,$2,156,000, compared to $1,725,000$1,412,000 for FY08.FY09.  We attribute this decreaseincrease in net income primarily to increased sales for both companies and other income, and decreased R&D expense which was greater than the increases in cost of goods sold, SG&A expenses, and higher R&D costs, which outweighed the increased revenues from pharmaceutical software sales and services.taxes.

SEASONALITY
Sales of ourin the pharmaceutical products and services business segment  (“Simulations Plus” in the table below) exhibit minimalsome seasonal fluctuation,fluctuations, with the firstfourth fiscal quarter almost always below average for all quarters, except FY 2005, for(June-August) generally having the last 12 years.lowest sales over the past three fiscal years because of summer vacations and reduced activities at our customer’s sites. This unaudited net sales information has been prepared on the same basis as the annual information presented elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and, in the opinion of management, reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring entries) necessary for a fair presentation of the information presented.  Net sales for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of sales for any future period.period; however, because our pharmaceutical software is l icensed on an annual basis, renewals are almost always within the same quarter year after year.
  
Net Simulations Plus Sales (in thousands)
 
FY
 
First
Quarter
 
Second
Quarter
 
Third
Quarter
 
Fourth
Quarter
 
Total
 
2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1,430  1,779  1,985  1,107  6,301 
2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1,438  1,550  1,975  1,092  6,055 
2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  824  1,808  1,659  1,465  5,756 
2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  199  884  1,096  1,007  3,186 
2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  524  410  662  473  2,069 
2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  642  742  603  869  2,856 
2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  507  582  614  1,403  3,106 
2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  390  554  504  595  2,043 
2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  221  373  305  282  1,181 
2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  151  467  143  174  935 
1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  87  93  117  164  461 
1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11  11  13  27  62 
 
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Net Simulations Plus Sales (in thousands)
 
FY 
First
Quarter
  
Second
Quarter
  
Third
Quarter
  
Fourth
Quarter
  Total 
2010  1,735   2,227   2,325   1,334   7,621 
2009  1,430   1,779   1,985   1,107   6,301 
2008  1,438   1,550   1,975   1,092   6,055 
2007  824   1,808   1,659   1,465   5,756 
2006  199   884   1,096   1,007   3,186 
2005  524   410   662   473   2,069 
2004  642   742   603   869   2,856 
2003  507   582   614   1,403   3,106 
2002  390   554   504   595   2,043 
2001  221   373   305   282   1,181 
2000  151   467   143   174   935 
1999  87   93   117   164   461 
1998  11   11   13   27   62 

We believe that sales

Sales of our disability products business segment (“Words+”) to schools were slightly seasonal prior to FY06,our fiscal year ended August 31, 2006, with greater sales to schools during our third and fourth fiscal quarter (March-May and June-August), as shown in the table below.


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Net Words+ Sales (in thousands)
 
FY 
First
Quarter
 
Second
Quarter
 
Third
Quarter
 Fourth
Quarter
 Total 
2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  704  678  728  732  2,842 
2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  545  630  994  744  2,913 
2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  632  726  972  772  3,102 
2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  620  598  692  759  2,669 
2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  543  622  762  757  2,684 
2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  497  626  630  598  2,351 
2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  571  538  646  624  2,379 


   Net Words+ Sales (in thousands) 
FY 
First
Quarter
  
Second
Quarter
  
Third
Quarter
  
Fourth
Quarter
  Total 
2010  702   723   794   872   3,091 
2009  704   678   728   732   2,842 
2008  545   630   994   744   2,913 
2007  632   726   972   772   3,102 
2006  620   598   692   759   2,669 
2005  543   622   762   757   2,684 
2004  497   626   630   598   2,351 
2003  571   538   646   624   2,379 


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our principal sourcessource of capital havehas been the cash flowsflow from our operations.  We have achieved continuous positive operating cash flow over the last seveneight fiscal years.  We believe that our existing capital and anticipated funds from operations will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for working capital and capital expenditures for the foreseeable future. Thereafter, if cash generated from operations is insufficient to satisfy our capital requirements, we may open a revolving line of credit with a bank, or we may have to sell additional equity or debt securities or obtain expanded credit facilities.  In the event such financing is needed in the future, there can be no assurance that such financing will be available to us, or, if available, that it will be in amounts and on termst erms acceptable to us. If cash flows from operations became insufficient to continue operations at the current level, and if no additional financing was obtained, then management would restructure the Company in a way to preserve its pharmaceutical and disability businesses while maintaining expenses within operating cash flows.

We are not aware of any trends or demands, commitments, or uncertainties that are reasonably likely to result in a decrease in liquidity of our assets.  The trend over the last eight years has been increasing cash deposits from our operating cash flows, and we expect that trend to continue for the foreseeable future. We have no material commitments for capital expenditures as of the end of the latest fiscal period. We plan to continue our share repurchase program through the ending date of February 15, 2011; however, the exact amount of shares to be repurchased will depend on current market conditions and share prices on the NASDAQ stock exchange. If we repurchase all of the remaining 381,971 authorized shares (as of November 19, 2010) prior to February 15, 2011, at the current share price as of November 26, 2010, approximately $1.1 million in cash would be used.  This would be offset by the additional cash flow, if any, generated from operations prior to February 15, 2011.

We continue to seek opportunities for strategic acquisitions. If one or more such acquisition is identified, a substantial portion of our cash reserves may be required to complete it; however, we intend to maintain sufficient cash reserves after any acquisition to provide reasonable assurance that outside financing will not be necessary to continue operations. If we identify an attractive acquisition that would require more cash to complete than we are willing or able to use from our cash reserves, we will consider financing options to complete the acquisition, including obtaining loans and issuing additional securities.

UNUSUAL OR INFREQUENT EVENTS
There have been no unusual or infrequent events or other significant economic changes that have affected reported income.

KNOWN TRENDS OR UNCERTAINTIES
We are not aware of any trends or uncertainties expected to impact net sales or revenues from continuing operations. The recent trend toward consolidation in the pharmaceutical industry has not had a negative effect on our sales to that industry, and we believe that the need for improved productivity in the research and development activities directed toward developing new medicines will continue to result in increasing adoption of simulation and modeling tools such as those we produce. For Words+, the ability of government agencies to continue to fund assistive technology for the disabled may be impacted by the current financial difficulties within federal, state, and local governments; however, we are not aware of any reductions in such funding to date.

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New product developments in both the pharmaceutical and disability business segments could result in increased revenues and earnings if they are accepted by our markets; however, there can be no assurances that new products will result in significant improvements to revenues or earnings. For competitive reasons, we do not disclose all of our new product development activities.

Our continued quest for acquisitions in the pharmaceutical business segment could result in a significant change to revenues and earnings if one or more such acquisitions is completed. It is our intent to only complete acquisitions that would add to both revenues and earnings; however, there can be no assurances that any acquisitions that may be completed will in fact result in both increased revenues and earnings.

EFFECT OF CHANGING PRICES
A price increase on most of our pharmaceutical software products instituted in January 2010 has resulted in a contribution to increased revenues in that business segment. We attribute approximately 20% of the increased revenues in the pharmaceutical business segment for the fourth fiscal quarter of FY10 to these price increases, and the remaining 80% to new business.

INFLATION
We have not been affected materially by inflation during the periods presented, and no material effect is expected in the near future.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
As of August 31, 2009,2010, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-blanceoff-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.  As such, we are not materially exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in such relationships.

We do not have relationships or transactions with persons or entities that derive benefits from their non-independent relationship with us or our related parties.

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RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In September 2009, the FASBFinancial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Emerging Issues Task ForceAccounting Standards Update (“EITF”ASU”) 09-3, “Applicability of AICPA Statement of Position 97-2 to Certain Arrangements That Include Software Elements” (“EITF 09-3”).  EITF 09-32009-14 which amends Statement of Position “SOP”(“SOP”) 97-2, “Software Revenue Recognition”, to exclude tangible products containing software components and non-software components that function together to deliver the product’s essential functionality.  EITF 09-3ASU 2009-14 applies to revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010, with early application permitted with EITFEmerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) 08-1.  The company expectsWe expect to adopt this standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2011.  The company isWe are currently evaluating the impact EITF 09-3ASU 2009-14 will have on theour consolidated financialfin ancial statements.

In September 2009, the FASB issued Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) 08-1,ASU 2009-13, “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables” (“EITF 08-1”).  EITF 08-1ASU 2009-13 amends EITF 00-21, “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables”, to require an entity to use an estimated selling price when vendor-specific objective evidence or acceptable third-party evidence does not exist for any products or services included in a multiple element arrangement.  The arrangement consideration should be allocated among the products and services based upon their relative selling prices, thus eliminating the use of the residual method of allocation.  EITF 08-01ASU 2009-13 also requires expanded qualitative and quantitative disclosures regarding significant judgments made and changes in applying the guidance. EITF 08-1 60;ASU 2009-13 applies to fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2010, with early application permitted.  The company expectsWe expect to adopt thethis standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2011.  The company isWe are currently evaluating the impact EITF 08-1ASU 2009-13 will have on theour consolidated financial statements.

In June 2009, the FASB issued Statement No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles—a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162 (“FAS 168”). This statement provides for the FASB Accounting Standards Codification to become the single official source of authoritative, nongovernmental generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. FAS 168 does not change GAAP but reorganizes the literature. This statement is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.
In May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, Subsequent Events (“SFAS No. 165”), which provides guidance on events that occur after the balance sheet date but prior to the issuance of the financial statements. SFAS No. 165 distinguishes events requiring recognition in the financial statements and those that may require disclosure in the financial statements. Furthermore, SFAS No. 165 requires disclosure of the date through which subsequent events were evaluated. SFAS No. 165 is effective for interim and annual periods after June 15, 2009. The Company adopted SFAS No. 165 for the annual reporting period ended August 31, 2009.
In April 2008, the FASB issued FSP-FAS No. 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets (“FAS 142-3”). FAS 142-3 amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (“SFAS 142”). The objective of the Staff Position is to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS 142 and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under SFAS No. 141 (Revised 2007): Business Combinations (“SFAS 141R”) and other GAAP. FAS 142-3 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. Management is currently evaluating the effect on the Company’s consolidated financial positions, results of operations and cash flows.  The Company believes adoption will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP-FAS No. 107-1 and APB 28-1, Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments (“FAS No. 107-1/APB 28-1”). This FSP extends to interim periods certain disclosures about fair value of financial instruments for publicly traded companies and amends APB Opinion No. 28, Interim Financial Reporting, to require those disclosures in summarized financial information at interim reporting periods. This FSP is effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company’s adoption of FAS No. 107-1/APB 28-1 is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. For financial assets and liabilities, SFAS 157 will be effective for the Company in the first fiscal quarter of 2009. As permitted by FSP-FAS 157-2, SFAS 157 is effective for nonfinancial assets and liabilities for the Company during the first fiscal quarter of 2010. Management believes the adoption of SFAS 157 for its financial assets and liabilities will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and continues to evaluate the potential impact of the adoption of SFAS 157 related to its nonfinancial assets and liabilities.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits companies to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. SFAS 159 was effective for the Company in the first fiscal quarter of 2009. The Company believes the adoption of SFAS 159 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141R”), which replaces SFAS 141. SFAS 141R establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, any resulting goodwill, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree. SFAS 141R also provides for disclosures to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS 141R will be effective for the Company in first fiscal quarter of 2010 and must be applied prospectively to business combinations completed on or after that date.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51” (“SFAS 160”), which establishes accounting and reporting standards for noncontrolling interests (“minority interests”) in subsidiaries. SFAS 160 clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary should be accounted for as a component of equity separate from the parent’s equity. SFAS 160 will be effective for the Company in the first fiscal quarter of 2010 and must be applied prospectively, except for the presentation and disclosure requirements, which will apply retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact that adoption of SFAS 160 may have on its consolidated financial statements.
In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (“SFAS 161”), which requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities. SFAS 161 will be effective for The Company second fiscal quarter of 2009.


CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are affected by management’s application of accounting policies.  Critical accounting policies for us include revenue recognition, accounting for capitalized software development costs, and accounting for income taxes.

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Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue related to software licenses and software maintenance in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants ("AICPA"FASB Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Statements of Position (SOP) No. 97-2, "Software Revenue Recognition."  985-605.  Product revenue is recorded when the following conditions are met: 1) evidence of arrangement exists, such as signed Purchase Orderspurchase orders from customers or executed contracts, 2) delivery has been made, such as unlocking the software on the customer’s computer(s), 3) the amount is fixed, and 4) it is collectible.  Post-contract customer support ("PCS") obligations are insignificant; therefore, revenue for PCS is recognized at the same time, and the costs of providing such support services are accrued and amortized over the obligation period.

As a byproduct of ongoing improvements and upgrades to our software, some modifications are provided to customers who have already licensed software during their license term at no additional charge.  We consider these modifications to be minimal, as they are not changing the basic functionality or utility of the software, but rather adding convenience, such as being able to plot some additional variable on a graph in addition to the numerous variables that had been available before. Such software modifications for any single product have been typically once or twice per year, sometimes more, sometimes less. Thus, they are infrequent.  We provide, for a fee, additional training and service calls to our customers and recognize revenue at the time the training or service call is provided.

We enter into one-year license agreements with most of our customers for the use of our pharmaceutical software products.  However, from time to time, we enter into multi-year license agreements.  We unlock and invoice software one year at a time for multi-year licenses. Therefore, revenue is recognized one year at a time.

We recognize contract study revenue either equally over the term of the contract or using the percentage of completion method, depending upon how the contract studies are engaged, in accordance with AICPA SOP 81-1.FASB ASC 605-35.  To recognize revenue using the percentage of completion method, we must determine whether we meet the following criteria:  1) there is a long-term, legally enforceable contract, and 2) it is possible to reasonably estimate the total project costs, and 3) it is possible to reasonably estimate the extent of progress toward completion.

Capitalized Computer Software Development Costs
Software development costs are capitalized in accordance with SFAS No. 86, "Accounting for the Cost of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased, or otherwise Marketed."FASB ASC 985-20.  Capitalization of software development costs begins upon the establishment of technological feasibility and is discontinued when the product is available for sale.

The establishment of technological feasibility and the ongoing assessment for recoverability of capitalized software development costs require considerable judgment by management with respect to certain external factors including, but not limited to, technological feasibility, anticipated future gross revenues, estimated economic life, and changes in software and hardware technologies. Capitalized software development costs are comprised primarily of salaries and direct payroll-related costs and the purchase of existing software to be used in our software products.

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Amortization of capitalized software development costs is provided on a product-by-product basis on the straight-line method over the estimated economic life of the products (not to exceed five years).  Amortization of software development costs amounted to $519,415$644,014 and $466,735$519,415 for the fiscal years ended August 31, 20092010 and 2008,2009, respectively.  We expect future amortization expense to vary due to increases in capitalized computer software development costs.

We test capitalized computer software costs for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable within a reasonable time.

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Income Taxes
We utilize SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes," FASB ASC 740-10 which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns.

Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each year-end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income.  Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.  The objectives of accountingprovision for income taxes are to recognizerepresents the amount of taxestax payable or refundable for the current yearperiod and the change during the period in deferred tax liabilitiesassets and assets for the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in an entity’s financial statements or tax returns.  Judgment is required in assessing the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in our financial statements or tax returns.  Fluctuations in the actual outcome of these future tax consequences could materially impact our financial position or our results of operations.

The Company has adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), - “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109”.  FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with FASB statement 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”, and prescribes a recognition threshold of more likely than not and a measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.  In making this assessment, a company must determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, based solely on the technical merits of the position and must assume that the tax position will be examined by taxing authorities.  Our review of prior year tax positions using the criteria and provisions presented in FIN 48 did not result in a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.liabilities.

Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock options using the modified prospective method in accordance with SFAS No. 123R.FASB ASC 718-10.  Under this method, compensation costs includes: (1) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of September 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123 amortized over the options’ vesting period, and (2) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to September 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123R,FASB ASC 718-10, amortized on a straight-line basis over the options’ vesting period.

Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Simulations Plus, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Words+, Inc.  All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

Estimates
Our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses.  These estimates and assumptions are affected by management’s application of accounting policies.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.  Significant accounting policies for us include revenue recognition, accounting for capitalized software development costs, and accounting for income taxes.

ITEM 7A – QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not applicable because the Company is a smaller reporting company.

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ITEM 9A(T)8 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

The responses to this item are included elsewhere in this Form 10-K (see pages F1 – F26) and incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9 – CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

There have been no changes to our public accountants during the past two years.

ITEM 9A – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We are responsible for maintaining disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).Act. Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer,offic er as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  In designing and evaluating disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

Based on our management’s evaluation (with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer) of our disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of August 31, 2009,2010, the end of the fiscal year covered by this report.

Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls over financial reporting, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Our internal controls over financial reporting are designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting based on the framework established by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations for the Treadway Commission. Based on our evaluation under the framework, including the completion and review of internal review assessment forms and the completion and review of financial reporting information systems and controls checklists in the framework, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of August 31, 2009.2010.

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Because of the inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risks that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

This annual report does not include an attestation report ofChanges in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
In connection with the evaluation required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(d), our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal controls over financial reporting. Our management's report was not subject to attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules ofmanagement, including the SECChief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that permit us to provide only management's report in this annual report.

Nono changes were madeoccurred in our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

Our management, including our CEO and CFO, does not expect that our disclosure controls or internal controls over financial reporting will prevent all errors or all instances of fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system's objectives will be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple errors or mistakes. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and any design may not succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures. Because of the inherent limitation of a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.ITEM 9B - OTHER INFORMATION

Not applicable.
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PART III

ITEM 10 – DRECTORSDIRECTORS, AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

NominationCode of DirectorsEthics
The Governance and Nominating Committee is charged with making recommendationsWe have adopted a code of ethics, which applies to the Board regarding qualified candidates to serve as directors. The committee’s goal is to assemble a Board with the skills and characteristics that, taken as a whole, will assure a strong Board with experience and expertise in all aspects of corporate governance. Accordingly, the Governance and Nominating Committee believes that candidates for director should have certain minimum qualifications,our employees, including personal integrity, strength of character, an inquiring and independent mind, practical wisdom and mature judgment. In evaluating director nominees, the Governance and Nominating Committee considers the following factors:
(1)The appropriate size of the Board,
(2)Our needs with respect to the particular talents and experience of its directors, and
(3)The knowledge, skills and experience of nominees, including experience in technology, business, finance, administration or public service.

Other than the foregoing, there are no stated minimum criteria for director nominees, although the Governance and Nominating Committee may also consider such other factors as it deems to be in our best interests and those of our stockholders. The Governance and Nominating Committee does, however, believe it appropriate for at least one members of the Board to meet the criteria for an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by SEC rules, and for a majority of the members of the Board to meet the definition of an “independent director” under NASDAQ listing standards. The Governance and Nominating Committee also believes it is appropriate for our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and persons performing similar function. The full text of our code of ethics can be found in the “Investor ” section of our website accessible to the public at www.simulations-plus.com, by clicking the Corporate SecretaryOverview link.

Changes to participate as membersProcedures for Recommending Nominees to the Board of Directors
There have been no material changes to the Board.procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to our board of directors since we last described such procedures.

The Governance and Nominating Committee identifies nomineesremaining information required by first evaluatingItem 10 is incorporated by reference from the current members of the Board willing to continue in service. Current members of the Board with skills and experience that are relevant to our business and who are willing to continue in service are consideredCompany’s definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) for re-nomination, but the committee at all times seeks to balance the value of continuity of service by existing members of the Board with that of obtaining a new perspective. If any member of the Board does not wish to continue in service, the Governance and Nominating Committee’s policy is not to re-nominate a member for re-election.  The Governance and Nominating Committee identifies the desired skills and experience of a new nominee for the criteria above, and then uses its network of contacts to compile a list of candidates.2011 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.

We do not have a formal policy concerning stockholder recommendations of director candidates to the Governance and Nominating Committee. The absence of such a policy does not mean, however, that such recommendations will not be considered. To date, we have not received any recommendations from stockholders requesting the Governance and Nominating Committee to consider a candidate for inclusion among the committee’s slate of nominees in our proxy statement. Stockholders wishing to make such a recommendation of a director candidate may do so by sending a written notice to the Governance and Nominating Committee, Attn: Chairman, Simulations Plus, Inc., 42505 10th Street West, Lancaster, CA 93534, naming the proposed candidate and providing detailed biographical and contact information for such proposed candidate.

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NAMEAGEPOSITION WITH THE COMPANYELECTED DIRECTOR SINCE
    
Walter S. Woltosz64Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company1996
Virginia E. Woltosz58Secretary and Director of the Company1996
Dr. David Z. D'Argenio60Director1997
Dr. Richard R. Weiss76Director1997
Wayne Rosenberger69Director2007
WALTER S. WOLTOSZ is a co-founder of the Company and has served as its Chief Executive Officer and President and as Chairman of the Board of Directors since its incorporation in July 1996. Mr. Woltosz is also a co-founder of Words+ and served as its Chief Executive Officer and President from its incorporation in 1981 until the appointment of Jeffrey Dahlen as President of Words+ in 2004.

VIRGINIA E. WOLTOSZ is a co-founder of the Company and has served as its Senior Vice President and Secretary since its incorporation in July 1996 until January 31, 2003. Mrs. Woltosz is also a co-founder of Words+ and served as its Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer from its incorporation in 1981 until January 31, 2003. Mrs. Woltosz retired from the position of Senior Vice President as of January 31, 2003, but remains as Secretary and Treasurer of Simulations Plus.  Virginia E. Woltosz is the wife of Walter S. Woltosz.

DR. DAVID Z. D'ARGENIO has served as a Director of the Company since June 1997.  He is currently Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California ("USC"), and has been on the faculty at USC since 1979. He also serves as the Co-Director of the Biomedical Simulations Resource Project at USC, a project funded by the National Institutes of Health since 1985.

DR. RICHARD R. WEISS has served as a Director of the Company since June 1997.  From October 1994 to the present, Dr. Weiss has acted as a consultant to a number of aerospace companies through his own consulting entity, Richard R. Weiss Consulting Services. From June 1993 through July 1994, Dr. Weiss was employed by the U.S. Department of Defense as its Deputy Director, Space Launch & Technology.

H. WAYNE ROSENBERGER has served as a Director of the Company since November 2007. Mr. Rosenberger has been a career banker, holding various senior and executive positions in banking since 1963. From August 1997 to present, Mr. Rosenberger has been Senior Regional Vice President of American Security Bank.  Prior to becoming an independent Director of the Company, Mr. Rosenberger had acted as a member of the audit committee for the Antelope Valley Hospital.

AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Company has an audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act, currently comprised of: Mr. H. Wayne Rosenberger, Dr. Richard R. Weiss and Dr. David Z. D'Argenio. Each member of the Audit Committee of the Company (the “Audit Committee”) is independent as defined under the applicable rules of the SEC and NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) listing standards.  The responsibilities of the Audit Committee, include selecting the Company's independent auditors, reviewing the Company's internal audit procedures, reviewing quarterly and annual financial statements independently and with the Company's independent auditors, reviewing the results of the annual audit and implementing and monitoring the Company's cash investment policy. In addition, the Audit Committee assists the Board in its oversight of corporate accounting and internal controls, reporting practices and the quality and integrity of the financial reports of the Company.  During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009, the Audit Committee held a total of three meetings. The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. H. Wayne Rosenberger, who serves on the Audit Committee, is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules

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BUSINESS EXPERIENCE OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT ALSO DIRECTORS:
NAMEAGEPOSITION WITH THE COMPANYOFFICER SINCE
    
Momoko A. Beran57Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and Words+, Inc.1996
Jeffrey A. Dahlen48President of Words+, Inc.2003
MOMOKO A. BERAN joined Words+ in June 1993 as Director of Accounting and was named the Company's Chief Financial Officer in July 1996. Prior to joining Words+, Ms. Beran had been Financial Controller for AB Component Systems Inc., which had its headquarters in the U.K. Since February 1, 2003, Ms. Beran has also been the Company's Director of Human Resources and Director of Facilities and Equipment.

JEFFREY A. DAHLEN rejoined the Company in April 2003 as Vice President of Research and Development for Words+ after five years with iAT, a software consulting firm he founded based in Pasadena, California. Mr. Dahlen was promoted to President of Words+, Inc. in April 2004. He is a graduate of Stanford University in Electrical Engineering and has 24 years' experience in both software and hardware design, which includes development of extremely high speed processing hardware with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology, and over 10 years of software and hardware design and development at Words+.

COMPANY CODE OF ETHICS

Our Code of Ethics is posted on our web site: www.simulations-plus.com.

SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our officers, directors, and any persons who own more than 10% of common stock, to file reports of ownership of, and transactions in, our common stock with the SEC and furnish copies of such reports to us. Based solely on our review of the copies of such forms and amendments thereto furnished to us and on written representations from our officers, directors, and any person whom we understand owns more than 10% of our common stock, we found that during our fiscal year ended August 31, 2009: (i) Virginia Woltosz, one of our directors, officers and 10% shareholders, failed to timely file one Form 4 report with the SEC to report one transaction and change in beneficial ownership; (ii) Ronald Creeley, one of our officers, failed to timely file three Form 4 reports with the SEC to report three transactions and changes in beneficial ownership; (iii) David D’Argenio, one of our directors, failed to timely file one Form 4 report with the SEC to report three transactions and changes in beneficial ownership; (iv) Momoko Beran, one of our officers, failed to timely file two Form 4 reports with the SEC to report five transactions and changes in beneficial ownership; (v)  Richard Weiss, one of our directors, failed to timely file two Form 4 reports with the SEC to report two transactions and changes in beneficial ownership; and (vi) Wayne Rosenberg, one of our directors, failed to timely file one Form 4 report with the SEC to report one transaction and change in beneficial ownership. All such transactions have since been reported on Form 4 reports.
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ITEM 11 – EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

The purpose of the Company's compensation programinformation required by Item 11 is to attract and retain talented and dedicated professionals to manage and execute the Company's strategic plans and tactical operations. Although the Company's salaries have been and remain significantly lower than those of similar public companies, management and the board of directors believe that the award of options has fairly rewarded loyal, long-term employees who have contributed to the Company's growth and financial success.

The goal of our named executive officer compensation program is the same as our goal for operating the Company - to create long-term value for our shareholders.  Toward this goal, we have designed and implemented our compensation programs for our named executives to reward them for sustained financial and operating performance and leadership excellence, to align their interests with those of our shareholders and to encourage them to remain with the Company for long and productive careers. Most of our compensation elements simultaneously fulfill one or more of our performance, alignment and retention objectives. These elements consist of salary and annual bonus, equity incentive compensation, and 401(k) matching retirement benefits. In deciding on the type and amount of compensation for each executive, we focus on both current pay and the opportunity for future compensation. We combine the compensation elements for each executive in a manner we believe optimizes the executive's contribution to the Company.

DETERMINING COMPENSATION

We rely on our judgment in making compensation decisions, after reviewing the performance of the Company and carefully evaluating an executive's performance during the year against established goals, leadership qualities, operational performance, business responsibilities, and career with the Company, current compensation arrangements and long-term potential to enhance shareholder value.
The CEO's compensation is determinedincorporated by the Compensation Committee as described below under Employment and Other Compensation Agreements. The salaries of all other officers are determined by the CEO and the Compensation Committee together. Option grants are recommended by the CEO and CFO and approved by the board of directors.

The CEO's bonus had been determinedreference from the original employment agreement at the time of our initial public offering in 1997 and carried forward in subsequent employment agreements through the end of fiscal year 2007. Beginning on September 1, 2007 (fiscal year 2008) the CEO's employment contract was renewedCompany’s Proxy Statement for a period of two years without an annual bonus, at his request and with the agreement of the Compensation Committee.  Effective September 1, 2009, the CEO’s employment contract was renewed for another two years by the Compensation Committee with an annual bonus of up to 10% of his annual salary, and is included in the Company’s 10K as an exhibit.
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Bonuses for all other employees are determined through a calculation of two factors, one for longevity and one for performance, with the greater emphasis on performance. Supervisors provide an evaluation of each employee in five areas: attendance, attitude, productivity, skill level with respect to the position they occupy, and contribution to the Company's profitability. A scoring system is used and bonuses are awarded based on this system and the total budget for bonuses as determined by the CEO and CFO with the approval of the board of directors.

The Company provides 401(k) matching up to 4% of employees' salaries or wages up to the IRS maximum allowable, regardless of their position within the Company.

The Company provides cell phones to the Named Executive Officers and other employees for business communication purpose.  However, the Company allows the personal use of cell phone usage as long as it does not exceed the Company’s allowable minutes and text messages.  In the event the personal usage exceeds over the allowable, the employees are financially responsible for the excess.  There are no other perquisites or other benefits of any kind for any officer or any other employee or director of the Company.

EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS

The Board of Directors renewed its employment agreement with Walter Woltosz commencing September 1, 2007 for two years. That agreement provided for an annual salary of $250,000. Pursuant to such agreement, Mr. Woltosz was entitled to such health insurance and other benefits that are not inconsistent with that which we customarily provide to our other management employees and to reimbursement of customary, ordinary and necessary business expenses incurred in connection with the rendering of services to the Company. The agreement also provided that we could terminate the agreement without cause upon 30 days written notice, and that our only obligation to Mr. Woltosz would be for a payment equal to the greater of (i) 12 months of salary or (ii) the remainder of the term of the employment agreement from the date of notice of termination. Further, the agreement provided that we could terminate the agreement for cause (as defined) and that our only obligation to Mr. Woltosz would be limited to the payment of Mr. Woltosz' salary and benefits through and until the effective date of any such termination.

As part of the agreement with the original underwriter and as partial compensation for the sale of Words+ to Simulations Plus in 1996, commencing with our fiscal year ending 1997 and for each fiscal year thereafter, Walter and Virginia Woltosz were entitled to receive bonuses not to exceed $150,000 and $60,000, respectively, equal to 5% of our net annual income before taxes.  However, under the two-year employment agreement effective as of September 1, 2007, and at his request, Walter Woltosz elected to received no bonus. The bonus to Virginia Woltosz remained the same. The Company's net income before taxes for FY08 was $2,446,177, thus we accrued a bonus in the total amount of $60,000 for Virginia Woltosz.  This bonus was due and payable within 10 days after the filing of the annual report, and was paid on December 13, 2009.

The Compensation Committee renewed its employment agreement with Walter Woltosz commencing September 1, 2009 for two years. The agreement provided for; 1) a base salary of $275,000 per year, 2) options to purchase 50 shares of Common Stock for each $1,000 of net income before taxes at the end of each fiscal year (up to a maximum of 120,000 options – to be adjusted for stock split or reverse split) over the term of agreement, and 3) Bonus not to exceed 10% of salary, or $27,500 per year.  The specific amount of the bonus will be determined by the Compensation Committee.

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SUMMARY TABLE OF NAMED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The following table sets forth certain information concerning compensation paid or accrued for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2009 and 2008 by the Company to or for the benefit of the Company's CEO/President, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, and President of our Words+, Inc. -subsidiary (the "named executive officers"). No other executive officers of the Company received total annual compensation for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009 or 2008 that exceeded $100,000.

Name and Principal
Position
Fiscal
Year
Salary
($)
Bonus
($)
Option
Awards
($)
All other
compensation
($)
Total
($)
(a)(b)(c)(d)(f)(i)(j)
Walter S. Woltosz2009250,000000250,000
Chief Executive Officer2008250,000000250,000
       
Momoko A. Beran2009135,00015,1476,1995,400161,746
Chief Financial Officer2008125,00014,30822,7275,000162,035
       
Ronald F. Creeley (1)2009121,9953,4342,3814,880132,690
Vice President, Sales2008120,7936,33115,2204,832147,176
    and Marketing      
       
Jeffrey A. Dahlen2009100,0001,1322,3264,000107,458
President, Words+, Inc.2008100,0001,70015,2204,000120,920
     subsidiary      
(1)Mr Ronald Creeley left the Company on December 25, 2009.
(d)Amount represents bonus earned during the applicable year.
(f)Amount represents the stock-based compensation expense recorded by us in fiscal 2009 measured using the Black-Scholes option pricing model at the grant date based on the fair value of the option award.
(i)Amount represents Company matching for 401(k) Plan.
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SUMMARY TABLE OF DIRECTORS’ COMPENSATION

The Directors’ stipends are currently $5,000 and 4,000 shares of stock options per person per year for their services.  In addition to their stipends, the Company pays $1000 per person per meeting.  Mileage expense to attend those meeting is reimbursed at the rate Internal Revenue Service defines for business use, except for the Directors who are local residents.
Name of Directors
Fiscal
Year
Fees earned or
paid in cash
($)
Option
Awards
($)
All other
compensation
($)
Total
($)
(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(g)
Dr. David Z. D’Argenio200911,0005,89524317,138
 20088,0004,91323013,143
      
Dr. Richard R. Weiss200910,0005,895015,895
 20088,0004,913012,913
      
Harold W. Rosenberger200911,0001,634012,634
 20086,750*006,750
(c)The Directors’ stipends are $5,000 per year for fiscal years 2009 and 2008, and $1,000 per meeting.
(d)Amount represents the stock-based compensation expense recorded by us in fiscal 2009 and 2008 measured using the Black-Scholes option pricing model at the grant date based on the fair value of the option awards.
(e)Mileage expense to attend meeting is reimbursed at the rate set by Internal Revenue Service for business use, except for the Directors who are local residents.
*Prorated by the service performed.
GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS
FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2009

The following table discloses information about option grants to the Named Executive Officers during the year ended August 31, 2009, including hypothetical gains or "option spreads" for the options at the end of their respective ten-year terms, as calculated in accordance with the rules of the SEC. Each gain is based on an arbitrarily assumed annualized rate of compound appreciation of the market price at the date of the grant of 1% and 4% from the date the option was granted to the end of the option term. Actual gains, if any, on option exercises are dependent on the future performance of our common stock, overall market conditions and continued employment.
Name
Grant
Date
No. of Securities Underlying
Options Granted
Percent of Total Options Granted to Employees in FY09
Exercise Price
Per Share
Potential Realizable Value at
Assumed Annual Rated of Stock
Price Appreciation for Option Term
     1%4%
Momoko A. Beran4/7/200930,00012.4%$ 1.00$ 3,139$14,407
Ronald F. Creeley (1)4/7/20092,0000.8%$ 1.00$    209$     960
Jeffrey A. Dahlen4/7/20091,0000.4%$ 1.00$    105$     480
(1)Mr Ronald Creeley left the Company on December 25, 2009.
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OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS
AT FISCAL YEAR END
AUGUST 31, 2009

The following table provides a summary of all outstanding equity awards for named officers at the end of fiscal year 2009.

Name
(a)
Number of securities
underlying
unexercised options
(#)
Exercisable
(b)
Number of
securities underlying
unexercised options
(#)
Unexercisable  (c)
Option
exercise price
($)
(e)
Option
expiration date
(f)
Walter Woltosz30,000-0-1.237507/20/2011
Virginia Woltosz30,000-0-1.237507/20/2011
Momoko Beran160,000-0-0.562511/23/2009
160,000-0-0.750004/17/2010
40,000-0-0.407508/09/2010
60,000-0-0.407512/01/2010
140,000-0-0.350005/03/2011
20,000-0-*1.105006/22/2015
40,000-0-*1.125007/20/2016
10,0008,0003.020001/21/2018
30,00030,0001.000004/07/2019
Ronald Creeley (1)172,000-0-0.562511/23/2009
160,000-0-0.750004/17/2010
40,000-0-0.407508/09/2010
60,000-0-0.407512/01/2010
140,000-0-0.350005/03/2011
20,000-0-*1.105006/22/2015
40,000-0-*1.125007/20/2016
5,0004,0003.020001/21/2018
2,0002,0001.000004/07/2019
Jeffrey Dahlen65,000-0-1.150004/16/2014
5,0004,0003.020001/21/2018
1,0001,0001.000004/07/2019
(b)Stock options are vested over 5 years – 20% vesting on each anniversaries of the date of grant.
(c)*Options granted prior to September 1, 2006 were vested in full effective as of August 31, 2006 when we adopted SFAS No. 123R “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.”
(1)Mr Ronald Creeley left the Company on December 25, 2009.
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OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED
FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2009

The following table discloses certain information regarding the options held at August 31, 2009 by the Chief Executive Officer and each other named executive officer.

 
Shares Acquired
on Exercise
Value Realized
(b)
Number of Options
at August 31, 2009
Value of Options at
August 31, 2009 (a)
   ExercisableUnexercisableExercisableUnexercisable
Walter S. Woltosz-0--0-30,000-0-$ 16,875*$ -0-
Virginia E. Woltosz-0--0-30,000-0-$ 16,875*$ -0-
Momoko Beran67,000$63,900592,00038,000$707,375$24,000
Ronald F. Creeley (1)88,000$76,880633,0006,000$764,000$4,000
Jeffrey A. Dahlen-0--0-66,0005,000$42,250$1,600
(a)Based on a per share price of $1.80 at August 31, 2009 less applicable option exercise prices.
(b)The value realized represents the difference between the aggregate closing price of the shares on the date of exercise less the aggregate exercise price paid.
(1)Mr Ronald Creeley left the Company on December 25, 2009.
*Granted at $1.2375, 110% of market price of the issue date.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis provided above.  Based on its review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Amended 10K.
Compensation Committee
David D’Argenio (Chair)
Richard Weiss
Harold Rosenberger
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

During fiscal year 2009, the Compensation Committee consisted of David D’Argenio, Richard Weiss, and Harold Rosenberger.  All members of the Compensation Committee were independent directors, and no member was an employee or former employee.  During Fiscal year 2009, none of our executive officers served on the compensation committee or board of directors of another entity whose executive offer served on our Compensation Committee.

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ITEM 12 - SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

The following table provides a summary of Equity Compensation Plan Information.
Equity Compensation Plan Information (1)
Plan category
Number of securities to
be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options,
warrants and rights
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in column (a))
 (a)(b)(c)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders2,714,536$   0.91306,000
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders000
Total2,714,536 306,000
(1)The Company is authorized to issue stock options under the following compensation arrangement:
a.4,000 shares per year per person to Directors as a part of their annual stipends.
b.50 shares for each $1,000 of net income before taxes at the end of each fiscal year (up to a maximum of 120,000 options) to CEO over the term of the current employment agreement.
The following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of our Common Stock as of August 31, 2009required by (i) each person whoItem 12 is known to own beneficially more than 5% ofincorporated by reference from the outstanding shares of our Common Stock, (ii) each of our directors and executive officers, and (iii) all directors and executive officers of the Company as a group:Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2011 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.
Beneficial owner (1), (2)Amount and Nature of Beneficial ownershipPercent of Class
   
Walter S. and Virginia E. Woltosz (3)7,035,84741.21%
Momoko Beran (4)866,7525.08%
Ronald F. Creeley (5)694,5954.07%
Jeffrey A. Dahlen (6)261,0001.53%
Dr. David Z. D'Argenio (7)39,012*
Dr. Richard R. Weiss (8)30,012*
H. Wayne Rosenberger (9)2,100*
All directors and officers as a group8,929,31852.30%
*     Less than 1%

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(1)  Such persons have sole voting and investment power with respect to all Shares of Common Stock shown as being beneficially owned by them, subject to community property laws, where applicable, and the information contained in the footnotes to this table.

(2)  The address of each director and executive officer named is c/o the Company, 42505 Tenth Street West, Lancaster, California 93534-7059.

(3)  Own an aggregate of 6,975,847 plus 60,000 shares of common stock underlying an option exercisable within the 60 days of August 31, 2009.

(4)  Owns 274,752 shares of common stock acquired from the exercise of options granted under the 1996 and 2007 Stock Option plans, plus 592,000 shares of common stock underlying an option exercisable within the 60 days of the date of August 31, 2009.

(5)  Owns 61,595 shares of common stock, plus 633,000 shares of common stock underlying an option exercisable within the 60 days of August 31, 2009.  Mr Ronald Creeley left the Company on December 25, 2009.

(6)  Owns 195,000 shares of common stock, plus 66,000 shares of common stock underlying an option exercisable within the 60 days of August 31, 2009.

(7)  Owns 19,412 shares of common stock, plus 19,600 shares of common stock underlying an option exercisable within the 60 days of the date of the original Annual Report.

(8)  Owns 10,412 shares of common stock, plus 19,600 shares of common stock underlying an option exercisable within the 60 days of August 31, 2009.

(9)  Owns 2,100 shares of common stock underlying an option exercisable within the next 60 days of August 31, 2009..

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") requires the Company's directors and executive officers and beneficial holders of more than 10% of the Company's Common Stock to file with the Commission initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of the Company's equity securities.

ITEM 13 – CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

Transactions with Related Persons
There are no existing or proposed transactions in whichThe information required by Item 13 is incorporated by reference from the Company was or is to be a participant that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(d) or Regulation S-K.
Independence of the Board of Directors
Our common stock is traded on NASDAQ.  The Board of Directors has determined that a majority of the members of the Board of Directors qualify as “independent,” as defined by the listing standards of NASDAQ.  Consistent with these considerations, after review of all relevant transactions and relationships between each director and nominee, or any of his or her family members, and the Company,Company’s Proxy Statement for its senior executive management and its independent auditors, the Board of Directors has determined further that all of our directors are independent under the listing standards of NASDAQ, except for Walter Woltosz, and Virginia Woltosz.  In making this determination, the Board of Directors considered that there were no new transactions or relationships between its current independent directors and the Company, its senior management and its independent auditors since last making this determination.
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Audit Committee.  The Audit Committee is currently comprised of: Mr. H. Wayne Rosenberger, Dr. Richard R. Weiss and Dr. David Z. D'Argenio. Each member of the Audit Committee is independent as defined under the applicable rules of the SEC and NASDAQ listing standards.
Compensation Committee.  Our compensation committee is currently comprised of the following, each of whom is independent as defined under the applicable rules of the SEC and NASDAQ listing standards: Mr. H. Wayne Rosenberger, Dr. Richard R. Weiss and Dr. David Z. D'Argenio.
ITEM 14 – PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

The firm of Rose, Snyder & Jacobs, CPAs served asinformation required by Item 14 is incorporated by reference from the Company’s independent public accountantsProxy Statement for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009 and have been selected by the Audit Committee to serve again for the fiscal year to end August 31, 2010.
Under the procedures established by the Audit Committee, all auditing services and all non-audit services performed by Rose, Snyder & Jacobs are to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee, subject to the de minimus exception provided under Section 202 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.  All of the services provided by Rose, Snyder & Jacobs were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
Audit Fees
Aggregate fees, including out-of-pocket expenses, for professional services rendered by the full time employees of Rose, Snyder & Jacobs in connection with the audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended August 31, 2008 and for reviews of the interim consolidated financial statements during the year ended August 31, 2008 were $79,270.
Aggregate fees, including out-of-pocket expenses, for professional services rendered by the full time employees of Rose, Snyder & Jacobs in connection with the audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended August 31, 2008 and for reviews of the interim consolidated financial statements during the year ended August 31, 2008 were $74,010.
Audit-Related Fees
Aggregate fees, including out-of-pocket expenses, for professional services rendered by Rose, Snyder & Jacobs for audit-related services for the year ended August 31, 2009 were $0.
Aggregate fees, including out-of-pocket expenses, for professional services rendered by Rose, Snyder & Jacobs for audit-related services for the year ended August 31, 2008 were $0.
Tax Fees
Aggregate fees, including out-of-pocket expenses, for professional services rendered by Rose, Snyder & Jacobs in connection with tax compliance, tax advice and corporate tax planning for the year ended August 31, 2009 were $0.
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Aggregate fees, including out-of-pocket expenses, for professional services rendered by Rose, Snyder & Jacobs in connection with tax compliance, tax advice and corporate tax planning for the year ended August 31, 2008 were $15,880.
All Other Fees
Rose, Snyder & Jacobs received no additional fees for services for the year ended August 31, 2009. During the year ended August 31, 2008, Rose, Snyder & Jacobs received no additional fees
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of services covered in the preceding paragraphs is compatible with maintaining Rose, Snyder & Jacobs’s independence. At their regularly scheduled and special meetings, the Audit Committee considers and pre-approves any audit and non-audit services to be performed for the Company by its independent registered public accounting firm. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009, those pre-approved audit, audit-related and tax services represented approximately 94%, 6% and 0%, respectively.
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PART IV

ITEM 15 – EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a) (1)   Financial Statements. The consolidated financial statements wereare included in thethis Annual Report.
 
(2)   Financial Statement Schedules. All financial statement schedules have been omitted since the information is either not applicable or required or was included in the financial statements or notes included in thethis Annual Report.Report on Form 10-K.
 
(3)   List of Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K.  See part (b) below.
 
(b)  Exhibits.  The following exhibits are filed as part of this report.  Those exhibits marked with a (†) refer to management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements.
 
EXHIBIT
NUMBERDESCRIPTION
  
3.1Articles of Incorporation of Simulations Plus, Inc. (1)(7)
3.2Amended and Restated Bylaws of Simulations Plus, Inc. (1)(7)
4.1Articles of Incorporation of Simulations Plus, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 hereof) and Bylaws of Simulations Plus, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 hereof)
4.2Form of Common Stock Certificate (1)
4.3Share Exchange Agreement (1)
10.1
Simulations Plus, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan (the “Option Plan”) and forms of agreements relating thereto (1) (†)
10.24Exclusive Software License Software Agreement by and between Simulations Plus, Inc. and Therapeutic Systems Research Laboratories dated June 30, 1997. (2)
10.34OEM/Remarketing Agreement between Words+, Inc. and Eloquent Technology, Inc. (7)(6)
10.41Technology Transfer Agreement withbetween Sam Communications, LLC. (7)(6)
10.43Lease Agreement by and between Simulations Plus, Inc. and Venture Freeway, LLC. (4)(3)
10.45
Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Walter S. Woltosz (5)(4) (†)
10.46
Simulations Plus, Inc. 2007 Stock Option Plan (the “2007 Option Plan”) (6)(5 (†)
10.47Lease extension agreement by and between Simulations Plus, Inc. and Crest Development (7)
21.1List of Subsidiaries (7)
23.1Consent of Rose, Snyder and Jacobs (7)
31.1Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) – Certification of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). (7)
31.2Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) – Certification of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). (7)
32Section 1350 – Certification of CEO and CFO. (7)
 

________________
 (1)Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-6680) filed on March 25, 1997.
 (2)Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended August 31, 1997.filed December 15, 1997 (Commission file No. 333-05400-LA).
 (3)Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration10-KSB filed December 15, 1997 (Commission file No. 333-91592) filed on June 28, 2002.333-05400-LA).
 (4)Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2006.10-K filed November 30, 2010 (Commission file No. 001-32046).
 (5)Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009.10-Q filed January 13, 2010 (Commission No. 001-32046)
 (6)Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2009.10-K/A filed on March 1, 2010 (Commission file No. 001-32046).
 (7)Filed herewith.
(c)
Financial Statement Schedule.
See Item 15(a)(2) above.

(c)        Financial Statement Schedule.

See Item 15(a)(2) above.

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lancaster, State of California, on March 1, 2010.November 29, 2010.

 SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC.
  
 By
By /s/ s/ Momoko A. Beran
 Momoko A. Beran
 Chief Financial Officer


In accordance with Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated on.


SignatureTitle
/s/ Walter S. WoltoszChairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
Walter S. Woltosz(Principal executive officer)
  
  
 
/s/ Walter S. Woltosz
Chairman of the Board of Directors
    Walter S. Woltoszand Chief Executive Officer (Principal executive officer)
/s/ Virginia E. Woltosz  
Virginia E. WoltoszSecretary and Director of the Company
Virginia E. Woltosz 
/s/ Dr. David Z. D’Argenio
Dr. David Z. D’ArgenioDirector
/s/ Dr. Richard R. Weiss
Dr. Richard R. WeissDirector
/s/ Harold W. Rosenberger
Harold W. RosenbergerDirector
/s/ Momoko A. Beran
    Momoko A. BeranChief Financial Officer of the Company(Principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)


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SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONTENTS
August 31, 2010 and 2009


Page
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMF2
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
   
 Consolidated Balance Sheets
/s/ Dr. David Z. D’ArgenioDirector
 Dr. David Z. D’ArgenioF3
   
 Consolidated Statements of Operations
 /s/ Dr. Richard R. WeissDirector
 Dr. Richard R. WeissF4
   
 Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
 /s/ Harold W. RosenbergerDirector
 Harold W. RosenbergerF5
   
 Consolidated Statements of Cash FlowsF6
  
/s/ Momoko A. BeranNotes to Consolidated Financial StatementsChief Financial Officer of the Company
Momoko A. Beran(Principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)F7 – F23






REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Simulations Plus, Inc.
Lancaster, California


We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Simulations Plus, Inc. (a California corporation) and Subsidiary as of August 31, 2010 and 2009 and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended.  These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Simulation Plus, Inc. and Subsidiary as of August 31, 2010 and 2009, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.



Rose, Snyder & Jacobs
A Corporation of Certified Public Accountants

Encino, California

November 26, 2010
 
 
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SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

ASSETS 
       
  August 31, 
  2010  2009 
Current assets      
Cash and cash equivalents $9,631,762  $7,473,485 
Income tax refund receivable  225,510   - 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts and estimated contractual discounts of $421,118 and $447,073  1,291,350   1,888,904 
Contracts receivable  184,081   79,565 
Inventory  554,867   325,926 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  138,163   158,738 
Deferred income taxes  364,264   338,516 
Total current assets  12,389,997   10,265,134 
         
Capitalized computer software development costs,
        
net of accumulated amortization of $4,487,757 and $3,843,743  2,186,419   1,942,893 
Property and equipment, net (note 3)
  55,984   53,220 
Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization of $118,442 and $104,728
  9,600   23,314 
Other assets  18,445   18,445 
         
Total assets $14,660,445  $12,303,006 
         
         
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 
Current liabilities        
Accounts payable $239,424  $199,218 
Accrued payroll and other expenses  511,106   552,431 
Accrued bonuses to officer  60,000   60,000 
Accrued income taxes  261,861   - 
Accrued warranty and service costs  35,586   43,236 
Deferred revenue  96,092   82,190 
Total current liabilities  1,204,069   937,075 
         
Long-term liabilities        
Deferred income taxes  410,523   795,140 
         
Total liabilities  1,614,592   1,732,215 
         
Commitments and contingencies (note 4)
        
         
Shareholders' equity (note 5)
        
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value 10,000,000 shares authorized no shares issued and outstanding  -   - 
Common stock, $0.001 par value 50,000,000 shares authorized 15,833,006 and 15,700,382 shares issued and outstanding  4,304   4,172 
Additional paid-in capital  5,891,268   5,572,411 
Retained earnings  7,150,281   4,994,208 
         
Total shareholders' equity  13,045,853   10,570,791 
         
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $14,660,445  $12,303,006 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the years ended

  August 31, 
  2010  2009 
       
Net sales $10,711,829  $9,143,271 
         
Cost of sales  2,545,709   2,321,592 
         
Gross profit  8,166,120   6,821,679 
         
Operating expenses        
Selling, general, and administrative  4,325,621   3,895,995 
Research and development  969,871   1,113,855 
         
Total operating expenses  5,295,492   5,009,850 
         
Income from operations  2,870,628   1,811,829 
         
Other income (expense)        
Interest income  101,545   93,874 
Miscellaneous income  1,231   607 
Gain on currency exchange  130,150   120,350 
Gain on sale of assets  1,993   - 
Interest expense  (1,045)  - 
         
Total other income (expense)  233,874   214,831 
         
Income before income taxes  3,104,502   2,026,660 
         
Provision for income taxes        
Deferred income taxes  (289,829)  (32,628)
Current Income taxes  (658,600)  (581,948)
         
Net income $2,156,073  $1,412,084 
         
Basic earnings per share $0.14  $0.09 
         
Diluted earnings per share $0.13  $0.08 
         
Weighted-average common        
shares outstanding        
         
Basic  15,831,294   16,126,471 
         
Diluted  16,513,018   17,187,547 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
For the years ended August 31,


        Additional       
  Common Stock  Paid-In       
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Retained Earnings  Total 
                
Balance, August 31, 2008  16,297,400   4,769   6,328,185   3,582,124   9,915,078 
                     
Exercise of stock options  249,824   250   124,514       124,764 
                     
Stock-based Compensation          183,294       183,294 
                     
Stock Repurchases  (846,842)  (847)  (1,063,582)      (1,064,429)
          ��          
Net income              1,412,084   1,412,084 
                     
Balance, August 31, 2009  15,700,382  $4,172  $5,572,411  $4,994,208  $10,570,791 
                     
Exercise of stock options  632,674   632   94,290       94,922 
                     
Stock-based Compensation          127,597       127,597 
                     
Stock Repurchases  (500,050)  (500)  (1,033,607)      (1,034,107)
                     
Deferred tax adjustments          1,130,577       1,130,577 
                     
Net income              2,156,073   2,156,073 
                     
Balance, August 31, 2010  15,833,006  $4,304  $5,891,268  $7,150,281  $13,045,853 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the years ended

 
  August 31, 
  2010  2009 
Cash flows from operating activities      
Net income $2,156,073  $1,412,084 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
        
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment  25,215   21,893 
Amortization of customer relationships  13,714   19,699 
Amortization of capitalized computer software development costs  644,014   519,415 
Bad debts  176,978   219,998 
Excess tax benefits from share-based arrangements  (1,130,577)  - 
Stock-based compensation  127,597   183,294 
Gain on sale of equipment  (1,993)  - 
Deferred income taxes  289,829   32,628 
(Increase) decrease in        
Accounts receivable and Contracts receivable  335,216   (83,397)
Income tax refundable  298,641   - 
Inventory  (228,940)  88,205 
Prepaid expenses and other assets  24,532   36,592 
Increase (decrease) in        
Accounts payable  42,741   17,988 
Accrued payroll and other expenses  (41,327)  15,068 
Accrued income taxes  167,993     
Accrued warranty and service costs  (7,651)  9,337 
Deferred revenue  13,902   (1,143)
         
Net cash provided by operating activities  2,905,957   2,491,661 
         
Cash flows from investing activities        
Purchases of property and equipment  (51,532)  (44,560)
Proceeds from sale of investments  -   750,000 
Capitalized computer software development costs  (887,541)  (673,552)
         
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  (939,073)  31,888 
         
Cash flows from financing activities        
Repurchase of common stock  (1,034,106)  (1,064,429)
Excess tax benefits from share-based arrangements  1,130,577   - 
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options  94,922   124,764 
         
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  191,393   (939,665)
         
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents $2,158,277  $1,583,884 
         
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year  7,473,485   5,889,601 
         
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $9,631,762  $7,473,485 
         
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information        
         
Interest paid $1,045  $- 
         
Income taxes paid $390,696  $549,122 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2010 and 2009


NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND LINES OF BUSINESS

Organization
Simulations Plus, Inc. was incorporated on July 17, 1996. On August 29, 1996, the shareholders of Words+, Inc. exchanged their 2,000 shares of Words+, Inc. common stock for 2,200,000 (Pre-split) shares of Simulations Plus, Inc. common stock, and Words+, Inc. became a wholly owned subsidiary of Simulations Plus, Inc. (collectively, the "Company").

Lines of Business
The Company designs and develops pharmaceutical simulation software to promote cost-effective solutions to a number of problems in pharmaceutical research and in the education of pharmacy and medical students.  The Company also develops and sells interactive, educational software programs that simulate science experiments conducted in middle school, high school, and junior college science classes as well as a productivity software program called Abbreviate! that was moved from the Words+ subsidiary to Simulations Plus. In addition, the Company’s subsidiary designs and develops computer software and manufactures augmentative communication devices and computer access products that provide a voice for those who cannot speak and allow physically disabled persons to operate a standard computer.
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Use of Estimates
Our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses.  These estimates and assumptions are affected by management’s application of accounting policies.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Simulations Plus, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Words+, Inc.  All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenues related to software licenses and software maintenance in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) 985-605.  Software products revenue is recorded when the following conditions are met: 1) evidence of arrangement exists, 2) delivery has been made, 3) the amount is fixed, and 4) collectibility is probable.  Post-contract customer support ("PCS") obligations are insignificant; therefore, revenue for PCS is recognized at the same time as the licensing fee, and the costs of providing such support services are accrued and amortized over the obligation period.  For Words+ products, the revenue is recorded at the time of shipment, net of estimated allowances and returns.

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SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2010 and 2009


As a byproduct of ongoing improvements and upgrades for the new programs and new modules of software, some modifications are provided to customers who have already purchased software at no additional charge. Other software modifications result in new, additional cost modules that expand the functionality of the software. These are licensed separately. We consider the modifications that are provided without charge to be minimal, as they do not significantly change the basic functionality or utility of the software, but rather add convenience, such as being able to plot some additional variable on a graph in addition to the numerous variables that had been available before, or adding some additional calculations to supplement the information provided from running the software. Such software modifications for any single product have typically occurred once or twice per year, sometimes more, sometimes less. Thus, they are infrequent.  The Company provides, for a fee, additional training and service calls to its customers and recognizes revenue at the time the training or service call is provided.

Generally, we enter into one-year license agreements with customers for the use of our pharmaceutical software products.  We recognize revenue on these contracts when all the criteria are met.

Most license agreements have a term of one year; however, from time to time, we enter into multi-year license agreements. We generally unlock and invoice software one year at a time for multi-year licenses. Therefore, revenue is recognized one year at a time.
We recognize the revenue from collaboration research and the revenue from grants equally over their terms.  However, we recognize contract study revenue using the percentage of completion method, depending upon how the contract studies are engaged, in accordance with FASB ASC 605-35.  To recognize revenue using the percentage of completion method, we must determine whether we meet the following criteria:  1) there is a long-term, legally enforceable contract and 2) it is possible to reasonably estimate the total project costs, and 3) it is possible to reasonably estimate the extent of progress toward completion.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
For purposes of the statements of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Accounts Receivable
The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses that may arise if any of its customers are unable to make required payments.  Management specifically analyzes the age of customer balances, historical bad debt experience, customer credit-worthiness, and changes in customer payment terms when making estimates of the collectibility of the Company’s trade accounts receivable balances.  If the Company determines that the financial conditions of any of its customers deteriorated, whether due to customer-specific or general economic issues, an increase in the allowance may be made.  Accounts receivable are written off when all collection attempts have failed.  The Company also estimates the contractual discount obligation for third party funding suc h as Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance companies.  Those estimated discounts are reflected in the allowance for doubtful accounts and contractual discounts.


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SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2010 and 2009


Inventory
Inventory is stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out basis) or market and consists primarily of computers and peripheral computer equipment.

Capitalized Computer Software Development Costs
Software development costs are capitalized in accordance with FASB ASC 985-20.  Capitalization of software development costs begins upon the establishment of technological feasibility and is discontinued when the product is available for sale.

The establishment of technological feasibility and the ongoing assessment for recoverability of capitalized software development costs require considerable judgment by management with respect to certain external factors including, but not limited to, technological feasibility, anticipated future gross revenues, estimated economic life, and changes in software and hardware technologies. Capitalized computer software development costs are comprised primarily of salaries and direct payroll-related costs and the purchase of existing software to be used in the Company's software products.

Amortization of capitalized computer software development costs is provided on a product-by-product basis on the straight-line method over the estimated economic life of the products (not to exceed five years).  Amortization of software development costs amounted to $644,014 and $519,415 for the years ended August 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  We expect future amortization expense to vary due to increases in capitalized computer software development costs.

Management tests capitalized computer software development costs for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.

Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization.  Depreciation and amortization are provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives as follows:

Equipment5 years
Computer equipment3 to 7 years
Furniture and fixtures5 to 7 years
Leasehold improvementsShorter of life of asset or lease


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SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2010 and 2009



Maintenance and minor replacements are charged to expense as incurred.  Gains and losses on disposals are included in the results of operations.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value. The categories, as defined by the standard, are as follows:

Level Input:Input Definition:
Level IInputs are unadjusted, quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets at the measurement date.
Level IIInputs, other than quoted prices included in Level I, that are observable for the asset or liability through corroboration with market data at the measurement date.
Level IIIUnobservable inputs that reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date.

The following table summarizes fair value measurements by level at August 31, 2010 for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

  Level I  Level II  Level III  Total 
Cash and cash equivalents $9,631,762  $-  $-  $9,631,762 
                 
Total assets $9,631,762  $-  $   $9,631,762 

Advertising
The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred.  Advertising costs for the years ended August 31, 2010 and 2009 were $40,000 and $34,000, respectively.

Shipping and Handling
Shipping and handling costs are recorded as cost of sales and amounted to $114,000 and $103,000 for the years ended August 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Research and Development Costs
Research and development costs are charged to expense as incurred until technological feasibility has been established. These costs consist primarily of salaries and direct payroll-related costs.  It also includes purchased software which was developed by other companies and incorporated into, or used in the development of, our final products.

Income Taxes
The Company utilizes FASB ASC 740-10 which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns.


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SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2010 and 2009


Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each year-end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income.  Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.  The provision for income taxes represents the tax payable for the period and the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities.

Earnings per Share
The Company reports earnings per share in accordance with FASB ACS 260-10.  Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares available.  Diluted earnings per share is computed similarly to basic earnings per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive.  The components of basic and diluted earnings per share for the years ended August 31, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:


  2010  2009 
Numerator      
Net income attributable to common shareholders $2,156,073  $1,412,084 
         
Denominator        
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the year  15,831,294   16,126,471 
Dilutive effect of stock options  681,724   1,061,076 
         
Common stock and common stock equivalents used for diluted earnings per share  16,513,018   17,187,547 

Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock options using the modified prospective method in accordance with FASB ACS 718-10.  Under this method, compensation costs include: (1) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of September 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 123 amortized over the options’ vesting period, and (2) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to September 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123R, amortized on a straight-line basis over the options’ vesting period.  Stock-based compensation was $127,597 and $183,294 f or the years ended August 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and is included in the consolidated statements of operations as Consulting, Salaries, and Research and Development expense.


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SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2010 and 2009



Concentrations and Uncertainties
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash, cash equivalents and trade accounts receivable.  The Company holds cash and cash equivalents at banks located in California, with balances that often exceed FDIC insured limits.  Historically, the Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents.  However, considering the current banking environment, the Company is investigating alternative ways to minimize its exposure to such risks.  While the Company may be exposed to credit losses due to the nonperformance of its counterparties, the Company does not expect the settlement of these transactions to have a ma terial effect on its results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.

International sales accounted for 34% and 32% of net sales for the years ended August 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  For Simulations Plus, Inc. (pharmaceutical segment), two customers accounted for 12% (one is a dealer account representing various customers) and 11% of net sales for the year ended August 31, 2010.  For the year ended August 31, 2009, two customers accounted for 13% each (one is a dealer account) of net sales.
For Words+, Inc., third-party billing, which includes various government agencies as well as private insurance companies, accounted for 65% and 50% of net sales for the years ended August 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  If changes are made in government funding policies for Words+ products, Words+ revenue may be impacted.  We continually evaluate and monitor regulatory developments in funding matters, and we do not expect Medicare and Medicaid of all 50 states to discontinue their funding of Words+ products; however, there can be no assurances that the current level of revenue from third parties will continue.

We operate in the computer software industry, which is highly competitive and changes rapidly.  Our operating results could be significantly affected by our ability to develop new products and find new distribution channels for new and existing products.

For Simulations Plus (pharmaceutical segment), one customer comprised 43% (a dealer account representing various customers) and 16% of accounts receivable at August 31, 2010, and two customers comprised 39% (one is a dealer account representing various customers) and 14% of accounts receivable at August 31, 2009.  For Words+, third-party billing, which includes various government agencies, comprised 84% of its accounts receivable at August 31, 2010 and 87% of its accounts receivable at August 31, 2009.  Collection of those accounts receivable in a timely manner is critical in Words+’ cash flow and its operations.  We have three dedicated funding/billing personnel who continually track such collections.

The Company’s subsidiary, Words+, Inc., purchases components for the main computer products from three manufacturers. Words+, Inc. also uses a number of pictographic symbols that are used in its software products which are licensed from a third party. The inability of the Company to obtain computers used in its products or to renew its licensing agreement to use pictographic symbols could negatively impact the Company's financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.

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SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2010 and 2009


Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In September 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-14 which  amends Statement of Position (“SOP”) 97-2, “Software Revenue Recognition”, to exclude tangible products containing software components and non-software components that function together to deliver the product’s essential functionality.  ASU 2009-14 applies to revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010, with early application permitted with EITF 08-1.  We expect to adopt this standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2011.  We are currently evaluating the impact ASU 2009-14 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In September 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-13, “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables” (“EITF 08-1”).  ASU 2009-13 amends EITF 00-21, “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables”, to require an entity to use an estimated selling price when vendor-specific objective evidence or acceptable third-party evidence does not exist for any products or services included in a multiple element arrangement.  The arrangement consideration should be allocated among the products and services based upon their relative selling prices, thus eliminating the use of the residual method of allocation.  ASU 2009-13 also requires expanded qualitative and quantitative disclosures regarding significant judgments made and changes in applying the guidance.  60;ASU 2009-13 applies to fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2010, with early application permitted.  We expect to adopt this standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2011.  We are currently evaluating the impact ASU 2009-13 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 3 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment at August 31, 2010 and 2009. consisted of the following:

  2010  2009 
Automobile $21,769  $21,769 
Equipment  80,830   80,830 
Computer equipment  403,635   376,680 
Furniture and fixtures  61,498   61,498 
Leasehold improvements  53,898   53,898 
   621,630   594,675 
Less accumulated depreciation and Amortization  565,646   541,455 
         
Total $55,984  $53,220 

Depreciation expense was $25,215 and $21,893 for the years ended August 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

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SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2010 and 2009


NOTE 4 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Leases
We lease approximately 13,500 square feet of space under a five-year term with two (2), three (3)-year options to extend the lease.  The base rent is $18,445 per month plus common area maintenance fees.  The base rental rate increases at 4% annually.  Rent expense, including common area maintenance fees, was $278,788 and $271,748 for the years ended August 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  During the year ended August 31, 2010, the Company exercised its option to extend the term of the lease to February 2, 2014.

On October 30, 2006, the Company entered into an equipment lease agreement.  In this agreement, the Company leased a Ricoh Copier/Printer for 36 months with the option of earlier termination with a 60-day written notice.  On October 30, 2009, we renewed the same agreement for another 36 months with an increment of 1 cent on color printing which reflects their material cost.

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases with remaining terms of one year or more at August 31, 2010 were as follows:

Years Ending August 31,
  
2011 264,979
2012 275,578
2013 286,601
2014 121,362
 $948,520
Employment Agreement
On August 31, 2009, the Company entered into an employment agreement with its President/Chief Executive Officer that expires in August 2011.  The employment agreement provides for an annual base salary of $275,000 per year, and a performance bonus in an amount not to exceed 10% of Employee’s salary, or $27,500 per year, at the end of each fiscal year.  The specific amount of the bonus to be awarded will be determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, based on the financial performance and achievements of the Company for the previous fiscal year.  The agreement also provides Employee stock options, exercisable for five years, to purchase fifty (50) shares of Common Stock for each one thousand dollars ($1,000) of net income before taxes at the end of each fisca l year up to a maximum of 120,000 options over the term of the agreement.  The Company may terminate the agreement upon 30 days' written notice if termination is without cause.  The Company's only obligation would be to pay its President the greater of a) 12 months salary or b) the remainder of the term of the employment agreement from the date of notice of termination.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2010 and 2009


License Agreement
In 1997, the Company entered into an agreement with Therapeutic Systems Research Laboratory ("TSRL") to jointly develop a computer simulation software program of the absorption of drug compounds in the gastrointestinal tract.  Upon execution of a definitive License Agreement on July 9, 1997, TSRL received an initial payment of $75,000, and thereafter, the Company is obligated to pay a royalty of 20% of the net sales of the basic GastroPlus software without additional modules.

In September 2007, the Company entered into an agreement with Enslein Research, Inc. (“Enslein”) to jointly create a new metabolism module as part of ADMET Predictor.  The fee for the exclusive license to the Enslein Data, in the form of a royalty, is 50% of the gross sales revenues of the ADMET Predictor Enslein Metabolism Module, and a $50,000 bonus at the time the cumulative revenue from ADMET Predictor Enslein Metabolism Module sales reaches $250,000.

For the years ended August 31, 2010 and 2009, Simulations Plus, Inc. incurred royalties of approximately $441,000 and $413,000, respectively.

The Company’s subsidiary, Words+, Inc., entered into royalty agreements with several vendors to apply their software & technologies into the finished goods to be sold.  For the years ended August 31, 2010 and 2009, Words+ incurred royalties of approximately $26,000 and $32,000, respectively.

Legal Matters

We are not a party to any litigation at this time and we are not aware of any pending litigation of any kind.

NOTE 5 - SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Stock Repurchase
On October 23, 2008, the Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program (Phase I) enabling the buyback of up to $2.5 million in shares during a 12-month period beginning Monday, October 27, 2008.  The actual repurchase started on December 2, 2008; therefore the Board of Directors extended it through December 1, 2009 in order to have a full 12-month period.  We opened an account with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney for the purchase of such securities. Funds for any stock purchases are drawn from our cash reserves.

On January 10, 2010, the Board of Directors authorized a renewed share repurchase program (Phase II) effective as of February 15, 2010.  The renewed program enables the Company to buy back up to one million shares during a 12-month period.

The details of repurchases made during the years ended August 31, 2010 and 2009 are listed in the following table:


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August 31, 2010 and 2009


Period
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
Average Price
Paid per Share
Remaining Funds
Available Under the
Share Repurchase Plan
(including broker’s fees)
12/02/08 to 12/31/0890,632 $0.9764 $2,409,631 
01/01/09 to 01/31/09105,752 $1.0352 $2,296,807 
02/01/09 to 02/28/0973,118 $1.0086 $2,221,124 
03/01/09 to 03/31/09 73,315 $0.9575 $2,149,168 
04/01/09 to 04/30/09 55,580 $1.0045 $2,091,896 
05/01/09 to 05/31/09 44,083 $1.1360 $2,041,649 
06/01/09 to 06/30/09171,740*$1.3885 $1,799,550 
07/01/09 to 07/31/09131,308 $1.5321 $1,596,486 
08/01/09 to 08/31/09101,314 $1.7467 $1,416,478 
09/01/09 to 09/30/0982,630 $1.6989 $1,274,155 
10/01/09 to 10/31/0952,364 $1.5685 $1,190,386 
11/01/09 to 11/30/0942,061 $1.4884 $1,126,560 
12/01/092,586 $1.3823 $1,122,985 
 
Phase I Total
1,026,483 $1.3823   

Period
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
Average Price
Paid per Share
Remaining Shares
Authorized for
Repurchase Under the
Share Repurchase
Plan – Phase II
04/01/10 to 04/30/1086,976 $2.2237 913,024 
05/01/10 to 05/31/10170,101 $2.3515 742,923 
06/01/10 to 06/30/1033,665 $2.3670 709,258 
07/01/10 to 07/31/1018,789 $2.4433 690,469 
08/01/10 to 08/31/1010,878 $2.4283 679,591 
 
Phase II Total
320,409 $2.3264   

Stock Option Plan
In September 1996, the Board of Directors adopted, and the shareholders approved, the 1996 Stock Option Plan (the "Option Plan") under which a total of 1,000,000 shares of common stock had been reserved for issuance.  In March 1999, the shareholders approved an increase in the number of shares that may be granted under the Option Plan to 2,000,000.  In February 2000, the shareholders approved an increase in the number of shares that may be granted under the Option Plan to 4,000,000.  In December 2000, the shareholders approved an increase in the number of shares that may be granted under the Option Plan to 5,000,000.  Furthermore, in February 2005, the shareholders approved an additional 1,000,000 shares, resulting in the total number of shares that may be granted under the Opt ion Plan to 6,000,000.  The 1996 Stock Option Plan terminated in September 2006 by its term.


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August 31, 2010 and 2009


On February 23, 2007, the Board of Directors adopted and the shareholders approved the 2007 Stock Option Plan under which a total of 1,000,000 shares of common stock had been reserved for issuance.

The number of shares described above are adjusted reflecting the two-for-one stock splits on August 14, 2006 and October 1, 2007.

The following table summarizes the stock option transactions.

TRANSACTIONS IN FY 2010 AND 2009
 
 
Transactions in FY09
 
Number of Options
  
Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Per Share
  
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life
 
          
Outstanding, August 31, 2008  2,714,536  $0.91    
Granted  392,000  $1.09    
Exercised  (237,000) $0.51    
Canceled/Forfeited  (3,000) $3.02    
Expired  (4,000) $0.38    
            
Outstanding, August 31, 2009  2,862,536  $0.97   3.927 
Exercisable, August 31, 2009  2,158,136  $0.74   2.346 
 
 
Transactions in FY10
 
Number of Options
  
Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Per Share
  
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life
 
          
Outstanding, August 31, 2009  2,862,536  $0.97    
Granted  252,666  $1.79    
Exercised  (931,800) $0.60    
Canceled/Forfeited  (41,000) $1.39    
Expired  (648,500) $1.44    
            
Outstanding, August 31, 2010  1,493,902  $1.13   4.248 
Exercisable, August 31, 2010  934,036  $0.87   3.245 
The fair value of the options granted during the year ended August 31, 2010 is estimated at $225,650.  The fair value of these options was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2010: dividend yield of 0%, pre-vest forfeiture rate of 2.32% to 40.71%, expected volatility of 54.71% to 79.91%, risk-free interest rate of 0.43% to 2.35%, and expected life of 1.0 to 5.0 years. The total fair value of non-vested stock options as of August 31, 2010 was $509,478 and is amortizable over a weighted average period of 2.82 years.


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August 31, 2010 and 2009


During the previous fiscal year ended August 31, 2009, the fair value of the options granted is estimated at $307,571.  The assumptions were dividend yield of 0%, expected volatility of 67.78% to 81.34%, risk-free interest rate of 2.67% to 3.17%, and expected life of 7 to 7.7 years.

During the years ended August 31, 2010 and 2009,, the Company recognized an income tax benefit of $1,130,577 and $0, respectively, relating to stock-based compensation arrangements.

The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options, which do not have vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected stock price volatility. Because the Company's employee stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management's opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its employee stock options.

The weighted-average remaining contractual life of options outstanding issued under the Plan was 4.2 years at August 31, 2010.  The exercise prices for the options outstanding at August 31, 2010 ranged from $0.26 to $3.02, and the information relating to these options is as follows:

Exercise Price  Awards Outstanding  Awards Exercisable 
Low  High  Quantity Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life Weighted Average Exercise Price  Quantity Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life Weighted Average Exercise Price 
$0.26  $0.75   392,236 0.6 years $0.36   392,236 0.6 years $0.36 
$0.76  $1.25   725,000 5.9 years $1.08   502,200 5.0 years $1.13 
$1.26  $3.02   376,666 4.9 years $2.03   39,600   7.6 years $2.69 
         1,493,902        934,036      
Intrinsic Value of options outstanding and options exercisable

  Intrinsic Value of Options Outstanding  Intrinsic Value of Options Exercisable  Intrinsic Value of Options Exercised 
FY10 $2,029,935  $1,499,527  $931,631 
FY09 $2,713,395  $2,354,206  $191,400 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2010 and 2009



Other Stock Options
As of August 31, 2010, the Board of Directors holds options to purchase 71,000 shares of common stock at exercise prices ranging from $0.30 to $6.68.

 
Transactions in FY09
 
Number of Options
  
Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Per Share
 
       
Outstanding, August 31, 2009  51,000  $1.89 
Granted  24,000  $2.06 
Exercised  (4,000) $0.63 
         
Outstanding, August 31, 2010  71,000  $2.02 
Exercisable, August 31, 2010  46,850  $1.99 


NOTE 6 - INCOME TAXES

The components of the income tax provision for the years ended August 31, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:
  2010  2009 
Current      
Federal $(531,586) $(491,258)
State  (127,014)  (90,690)
   (658,600)  (581,948)
Deferred        
Federal  (260,843)  (14,912)
State  (28,986)  (17,716)
   (289,829)  (32,628)
         
Total $(948,429) $(614,576)

A reconciliation of the expected income tax (benefit) computed using the federal statutory income tax rate to the Company's effective income tax rate is as follows for the years ended August 31, 2010 and 2009:
  2010  2009 
Income tax computed at federal statutory tax rate  34.0%   34.0% 
State taxes, net of federal benefit  2.7   6.1 
Meals & Entertainment  0.2   0.6 
Other permanent differences  (1.5)  (1.8)
Research and development credit  (5.1)  (9.4)
Change in prior year estimated taxes  0.3   0.8 
         
Total  30.6%   30.3% 
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August 31, 2010 and 2009


Significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities for income taxes for the years ended August 31, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:

  2010  2009 
Deferred tax assets      
Accrued payroll and other expenses $108,488  $90,795 
Accrued warranty and service costs  15,245   18,522 
Bad debt allowance  180,407   191,525 
Deferred revenue  41,166   27,945 
Property and equipment  33,856   - 
Research and development credit  525,650   - 
State taxes  43,185   69,723 
         
Total deferred tax assets  947,997   398,510 
Less:  Valuation allowance  -   - 
   947,997   398,510 
Deferred tax liabilities        
Property and equipment  -   (22,799)
State Tax Deferred  (53,481)  - 
Capitalized computer software development costs  (940,775)  (832,335)
         
Total deferred tax liabilities  (994,256)  (855,135)
         
Net deferred tax assets or (liabilities) $(46,259) $(456,624)

The Company follows guidance issued by the FASB with regard to its accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial statements.  Such guidance prescribes a recognition threshold of more likely than not and a measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.  In making this assessment, a company must determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, based solely on the technical merits of the position and must assume that the tax position will be examined by taxing authorities. Our policy is to include interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. Interest and penalties totaled $7,191 and $1,028 for the y ears ended August 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The Company files income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the state of California. For jurisdictions in which tax filings are prepared, the Company is no longer subject to income tax examinations by state tax authorities for years through 2004, and by the IRS for years through 2005. As of August 31, 2010, the Company’s tax returns for tax year ends August 31, 2007 and 2008 are under examination by the California Franchise Tax Board.  Our review of prior year tax positions using the criteria and provisions presented in guidance issued by FASB did not result in a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2010 and 2009


NOTE 7 - LINES OF BUSINESS

For internal reporting purposes, management segregates the Company into two divisions.  The segment information is as follows for the years ended August 31, 2010 and 2009:
  August 31, 2010 
  Simulations          
  Plus, Inc.  Words+, Inc.  Eliminations  Total 
             
Net sales $7,620,748  $3,091,081  $-  $10,711,829 
Income from operations $2,955,389  $(84,761) $-  $2,870,628 
Identifiable assets $14,434,920  $1,673,227  $(1,447,702) $14,660,445 
Capital expenditures $39,013  $12,519  $-  $51,532 
Depreciation/Amortization $628,677  $54,266  $-  $682,943 
Stock-based compensation $97,494  $30,103  $-  $127,597 
Interest Income $101,369  $176  $-  $101,545 
Income tax expense $948,429  $-  $-  $948,429 

  August 31, 2009 
  Simulations          
  Plus, Inc.  Words+, Inc.  Eliminations  Total 
             
Net sales $6,301,355  $2,841,916  $-  $9,143,271 
Income from operations $1,899,260  $(87,431) $-  $1,811,829 
Identifiable assets $11,937,864   $1,966,042  $(1,636,900) $12,267,006 
Capital expenditures $23,106  $21,454  $-  $44,560 
Depreciation/Amortization $508,629  $52,378  $-  $561,007 
Stock-based compensation $157,169  $26,125  $-  $183,294 
Interest Income $93,769  $105  $-  $93,874 
Income tax expense $614,576  $-  $-  $614,576 

Most corporate expenses, such as legal and accounting expenses, public relations expenses, and bonuses to the President and Secretary are included in Simulations Plus, Inc.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2010 and 2009


NOTE 8 - GEOGRAPHIC REPORTING

The Company allocates revenues to geographic areas based on the locations of its customers.  Geographical revenues were as follows for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2010 and 2009:

  August 31, 2010 
 
(in ‘000)
 North America  Europe  Asia  Oceania  South America  Total 
 
Simulations Plus, Inc.
  4,132   2,240   1,238   -   11   7,621 
 
Words+, Inc.
  2,960   27   44   60   0   3,091 
 
Total
  7,092   2,267   1,282   60   11   10,712 


  August 31, 2009 
 
(in ‘000)
 North America  Europe  Asia  Oceania  South America  Total 
 
Simulations Plus, Inc.
  3,505   1,822   974   -   -   6,301 
 
Words+, Inc.
  2,723   50   17   50   2   2,842 
 
Total
  6,228   1,872   991   50   2   9,143 
NOTE 9 – CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS

The Company purchased customer relationships as a part of the acquisition of certain assets of Bioreason, Inc. in November 2005.  Customer relationships was recorded at a cost of $128,042 and is being amortized over 78 months under the sum-of-the-years’-digits method.  Amortization expense for the years ended August 31, 2010 and 2009 amounted to $13,714 and $19,699, respectively.  Accumulated amortization was $118,442 as of August 31, 2010.


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August 31, 2010 and 2009


NOTE 10 - EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN

We maintain a 401(k) Plan for all eligible employees.  We make matching contributions equal to 100% of the employee’s elective deferral, not to exceed 4% of the total employee compensation.  We can also elect to make a profit-sharing contribution.  Contributions by the Company to this Plan amounted to $84,949 and $79,787 for the years ended August 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

NOTE 11 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The details of repurchases made since August 31, 2010 are listed in the following table.  Thus, adding these shares to those described above through August 31, 2010, the total number of shares repurchased through November 19, 2010 under the phase II was 718,089.

Period
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
Average Price
Paid per Share
Remaining Shares
Authorized for
Repurchase Under the
Share Repurchase
Plan – Phase II
09/01/10 to 09/30/1081,070 $2.6969 598,521 
10/01/10 to 10/31/10170,494 $3.1671 428,027 
11/01/10 to 11/19/10146,116 $2.9523 281,911 
 
As of 11/19/10
397,680 $2.9923   

From September 1, 2010 to November 19, 2010, an additional 66,653 stock options to purchase shares have been exercised by employees that generated $13,325 in cash.

The Company noticed that there was ambiguity between the 2007 Stock Option Plan and the compensation in the employment agreement with Walter Woltosz, CEO of the Company. In compliance with the 2007 Stock Option Plan, he agreed to return 102,666 stock options to the Company.

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